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Technology
Trump Team's Reworking Delays Billions in Broadband Build-Out
The delay leaves millions of rural Americans stranded in places where health care is hard to access and telehealth is...
Payer
'MAGA' Backers Like Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' — Until They Learn of Health Consequences
Polling shows that party affiliation affects how most of the public views the bill.
CEO
Contributed Content: Reviving Rural Healthcare: Regulatory Fixes Can Save Small Town Emergency Hospitals
Without key policy reforms, Rural Emergency Hospitals? long-term survival and patient access is at jeopardy, says this CEO.
Payer
Dems Say OBBBA Cuts Threaten 338 Rural Hospitals. Here's the List.
A new analysis predicts the GOP funding cuts would be catastrophic for rural hospitals that rely on Medicare, Medicaid, and...
Payer
Four Ways Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' Would Undermine Access to Obamacare
Millions of people might drop or lose coverage by 2034 as a result, according to the nonpartisan CBO.
CFO
Investing in Rural Health: The CFO Takeaway From Sutter Health's Expansion
Sutter Health's rural expansion offers CFOs a roadmap for strategic investment that improves access, integrates care, and strengthens the healthcare...
Innovation
Watch: In a 'Dead Zone,' Doctors Don't Practice and Telehealth Doesn't Reach
Millions of rural Americans live in counties with doctor shortages and where high-speed internet connections aren't adequate to access advanced...
CEO
Ballad Health's Hospital Monopoly Underperformed. Then TN Lowered the Bar.
The monopoly can now be considered a 'clear and convincing' benefit to the public with performance that would earn a...
CMO
New Rural Rotation Program Exposes Medical Residents to Rural Medicine
A month-long rotation program gives residents experience in what it is like to live and work in a rural community.
Innovation
At Sanford Health, Virtual Nursing is an Audio-Visual Experience
Nursing executives at the nation?s largest rural health system, participating in the HealthLeaders Virtual Nursing Mastermind program, say that ?extra...
Telehealth
Dead Zone: Flawed Federal Programs Maroon Rural Americans in Telehealth Blackouts
Years of Republican and Democratic administrations have tried to fix the nation's broadband woes.
Innovation
Reading, Writing and Wellness: Libraries Try Out Telehealth Kiosks
In New Mexico, new kiosks in libraries look to attract underserved populations by downplaying healthcare uses