Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover global and domestic health care and conservation. Why is rural health so hard? And where to focus to make it easy. This is ...

With hundreds of millions of federal dollars flowing into the commonwealth’s coffers for rural health, a coalition of ...

Dr. Hamad Husainy says America's rural providers are doing heroic work with outdated systems, fractured communication and too ...

The rising cost of delivering care to rural Americans is only one part of the story. What matters most to patients, and to those of us who have spent our careers caring for them, is getting care when ...

CMS has formally established the Office of Rural Health Transformation within the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, creating a permanent home for the federal government’s $50 billion Rural Health ...

The Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) is more than a funding bill: It’s a $50 billion lifeline for rural hospitals on the brink of collapse, and time is running out to be positioned for ...

Next month, applications are set to open for the new $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program, according to comments from CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz. However, just weeks away from the ...

In many rural North Carolina communities, the mental health system doesn’t resemble a system at all. But one of the most ...

Some rural health leaders voiced concerns about how the federal government shutdown may delay notices of awards or funding, but the state Health and Human Services Commission said that won't be an ...

Rural health care in Rhode Island is getting a $156 million injection. Here's a look at how the money will (likely) be spent.