Maine received three awards in 2016 and 2017 from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy: The MBQIP Certificate of Excellence for recognition of outstanding state quality performance; The MBQIP ...

Julie Frick sees quite a bit of “grassroots enthusiasm” in her hometown of Manchester, Iowa. Except for the eight years she ...

Ohio's rural health care access gap can seem more like a chasm, but that's not stopping people from trying to fill it, often by thinking creatively.

NC's Healthy Opportunities Program, "model for nation," helping rural areas with food, housing, utilities, could be expanded ...

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, has introduced a bill to support rural hospitals by helping to prepare them for obstetric ...

Rural hospitals and their obstetrics wards have been closing at a rapid pace, leaving rural residents traveling farther for health care. Affordable housing is increasingly hard to find in rural ...

(WABI) - Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is introducing legislation to expand rural access to maternal health care. The Rural ...

A coalition led by Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is working to address the increasing challenges in rural healthcare. The coalition, which officially launched in 2023, is a partnership ...

There are no other health-care facilities nearby they could divert patients to in the event of a closure, she added. The Provincial Rural Retention Incentive program is set to run from April 2 ...

Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s spending plan also invests in rural communities by promoting agriculture advancements and boosting outdoor recreation.