NRHA has partnered with American Academy of Pediatrics to raise awareness within rural communities regarding certain birth defects. Learn more here: www.ruralhealth.us/blogs/2025/0.... Check out resources for prevention and management of congenital cytomegalovirus: www.aap.org/ccmv #ruralhealth

States have a short window to turn around comprehensive applications for the first tranche of $50 billion available through the Rural Health Transformation Fund — and NRHA has launched resources to help. Read about this & more in NRHA Today: nrha_weblink_test.informz.net/informzdatas... #ruralhealth

More than half of America's rural hospitals no longer deliver babies, forcing parents to travel upwards of an hour to access essential health care. But instead of funding health care for rural Americans, Medicaid cuts will deepen this divide: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZq9... #ruralhealth

NRHA welcomes the release of the Rural Health Transformation Program notice of funding. This unprecedented federal investment in #ruralhealth directs $50B toward prevention, access, workforce, technology, and care innovation, mirroring NRHA’s priorities: www.ruralhealth.us/blogs/2025/0...

NRHA has partnered with American Academy of Pediatrics to raise awareness within rural communities regarding certain birth defects. Learn more here: www.ruralhealth.us/blogs/2025/0.... Check out resources for prevention and management of congenital syphilis: www.aap.org/congenitalsy... #ruralhealth

This week in NRHA Today: Today is your last chance to apply to be an NRHA Rural Health Fellow. Also check out new Rural Health Transformation Fund analysis, NRHA member research, and much more: nrha_weblink_test.informz.net/informzdatas... #ruralhealth

2 days left: NRHA is accepting applications through Sept. 11 for our 2026 Rural Health Fellows Leadership Program. This yearlong training is designed to develop a diverse, interprofessional network of #ruralhealth leaders. Learn more and apply now: nrha_weblink_test.informz.net/informzdatas...

NRHA CEO @amorganrural.bsky.social recently discussed how a sense of community and proactive care can help older adults in rural areas live longer, healthier lives. Read more: www.futureofpersonalhealth.com/senior-healt... #ruralhealth #agefriendly

3 days left: NRHA is accepting applications through Sept. 11 for our 2026 Rural Health Fellows Leadership Program. This yearlong training is designed to develop a diverse, interprofessional network of #ruralhealth leaders. Learn more and apply now: nrha_weblink_test.informz.net/informzdatas...

🚨 NRHA and Manatt Health have released updated data from our report on the #OneBigBeautifulBillAct and the impact of the #RuralHealthTransformationFund presenting three scenarios of funding distribution. Check it out: www.ruralhealth.us/blogs/2025/0... #ruralhealth

Endorsed by Sam the rural health advoCATe. We need better. @codymullens.bsky.social @ruralhealth.bsky.social #PowerOfRuralCats jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

In the latest Rural Horizons, find out how Mississippi has prioritized public health to become a national leader in the rural age-friendly movement: www.ruralhealth.us/blogs/2025/0... #ruralhealth

9 days left: NRHA is accepting applications through Sept. 11 for our 2026 Rural Health Fellows Leadership Program. This yearlong training is designed to develop a diverse, interprofessional network of #ruralhealth leaders. Learn more and apply now: nrha_weblink_test.informz.net/informzdatas...

Encouraging more young Americans to pursue #ruralhealth careers benefits communities and providers. In many cases, this passion begins when high school students are exposed to new experiences — sometimes through summer camps. Read more in Rural Horizons: www.ruralhealth.us/blogs/2025/0...

You have four days left to save hundreds on NRHA’s Rural Health Clinic and Critical Access Hospital Conferences next month in Kansas City. Find out about this and more in NRHA Today: nrha_weblink_test.informz.net/informzdatas... #ruralhealth

NEW! ‪@mrbimpact.bsky.social‬ w/Jeff Strohl @georgetowncew.bsky.social on policy shifts and impacts on rural ed and workforce. Then, Gbenga Ajilore @centeronbudget.bsky.socia on tariffs, taxes, & impacts on households & communities. PLUS a health policy from @ruralhealth.bsky.social‬.

NRHA recently published the 2025 Compendium of Best Practices in Rural Oral Health in partnership with CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. Learn more about how rural providers are innovating to improve dental care equity: www.ruralhealth.us/blogs/2025/0... #ruralhealth

Act by Sept. 1 to save hundreds on NRHA’s 23rd Rural Health Clinic Conference and 24th Critical Access Hospital Conference Sept. 23-26 in Kansas City. Don’t miss your chance to attend our fastest-growing events: www.ruralhealth.us/events/sched... #ruralhealth

NRHA is now accepting applications for our 2026 Rural Health Fellows Leadership Program, a yearlong training initiative designed to develop a diverse network of rural health leaders from across the country. Learn more and apply soon: www.ruralhealth.us/programs/cen... #ruralhealth

NRHA is participating in a rural health telephone town hall covering the impact of Medicaid cuts at 8 p.m. CDT Aug. 26 that can be accessed at that time by calling 800-631-4291. #ruralhealth

This week in NRHA Today: Act by Sept. 1 to save hundreds on NRHA’s Rural Health Clinic and Critical Access Hospital Conferences next month in Kansas City. Also hear from NRHA leaders on Medicaid cuts, workplace violence, and more: nrha_weblink_test.informz.net/informzdatas... #ruralhealth

Join NRHA Chief Policy Officer Carrie Cochran-McClain and a panel of experts for a webinar breaking down OBBBA cuts and policies at 2 p.m. CDT Aug. 27. Learn more and register now: medicareadvocacy.org/how-new-heal... #ruralhealth

Join the next cohort of the Rural Hospital Stabilization Program, an FORHP initiative that helps hospitals safeguard essential services and ensure patients can access care in their own community. Learn more and apply by Aug. 20: bit.ly/RHSP-Apply #ruralhealth

Agendas are now available for NRHA’s #RuralHealth Clinic and Critical Access Hospital Conferences Sept. 23-26 in Kansas City. Don’t miss more than 40 sessions on the rural impact of Medicaid cuts, workforce, how rural hospitals can thrive, and much more: www.ruralhealth.us/events/sched...

Any policy that makes #maternalhealth worse is a disaster. Pregnant people in rural parts of the country are running out of places to give birth 19thnews.org/2025/08/preg... by @bcrodriguez.bsky.social @shefali.bsky.social via @19thnews.org CC: @jamiedaw.bsky.social @ruralhealth.bsky.social

This week in NRHA Today: Hospitals can apply, but $50B fund is not a fix; how urban hospitals double-dip Medicare; rural residents running out of places to give birth; how OBBBA will shut down rural hospitals; and more: nrha_weblink_test.informz.net/informzdatas... #ruralhealth

One day left: Act now before the Aug. 14 deadline for you and your #ruralhealth colleagues to submit concurrent sessions for presentation at NRHA's 2026 Annual Rural Health Conference May 19-22 in San Diego: bit.ly/3Jm0Zd2r

There are only two days left until the Aug. 14 deadline for you and your rural health colleagues to submit concurrent sessions for presentation at NRHA's 2026 Annual Conference May 19-22 in San Diego. Learn more and act now: nrha_weblink_test.informz.net/informzdatas... #ruralhealth

Want to present at the nation’s largest rural health event? Submit concurrent sessions by Aug. 14 and research by Jan. 15 for presentation during NRHA’s Annual Rural Health Conference & Rural Hospital Innovation Summit May 19-22 in San Diego. www.ruralhealth.us/events/annua... #ruralhealth

Sam the rural health advoCATe is chewing his whiskers. The definition of "safety net" used by this study systematically excludes all/most rural facilities (eg "teaching hospital" as safety net). @ruralhealth.bsky.social #PowerOfRuralCats jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

NRHA is hosting several listening sessions next week on navigating the post-OBBBA rural health landscape. Read about these and much more in this week’s NRHA Today: nrha_weblink_test.informz.net/informzdatas... #ruralhealth

NRHA is hosting a webinar at 2:30 p.m. CDT Aug. 6 on the Rural Health Transformation Fund, including an overview of Medicaid cuts, strategic and operational implications, and guidance on using the funds. Learn more and register: ruralhealth-us.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #ruralhealth

Agendas are now available for NRHA’s #RuralHealth Clinic and Critical Access Hospital Conferences Sept. 23-26 in Kansas City. Don’t miss more than 40 sessions on the rural impact of Medicaid cuts, workforce, how rural hospitals can thrive, and much more: www.ruralhealth.us/events/sched...

This week in NRHA Today: advocacy needed for expiring bills, programs; navigate OBBBA cuts in Kansas City; Supreme Court protects rural broadband; NRHA's new oral health compendium; and much more: nrha_weblink_test.informz.net/informzdatas... #ruralhealth

This week NRHA members had the chance to meet with CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz. NRHA and our members were proud to uplift the voices of our rural communities and look forward to continuing an open discussion on how CMS can further strengthen rural health care. #ruralhealth

Last chance: Apply by today, July 22, for HRSA’s Faculty Loan Repayment Program. Learn more and act now: bhw.hrsa.gov/funding/appl... #ruralhealth

NRHA is hosting an informational webinar at 1 p.m. CDT July 22 on the #OBBBA and the Rural Health Transformation Fund. Learn more and register now: ruralhealth-us.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #ruralhealth

NRHA is now accepting applications for our 2026 Rural Health Fellows Leadership Program, a yearlong training initiative designed to develop a diverse network of rural health leaders from across the country. Learn more and apply soon: www.ruralhealth.us/programs/cen... #ruralhealth

This week in NRHA Today: how Medicaid cuts imperil rural communities; Becker’s names 100 great community hospitals, 207 leaders; why now is the time to support rural leaders; and much more: nrha_weblink_test.informz.net/informzdatas... #ruralhealth

“Any amount of cut to a payer … is going to be consequential to the rural hospitals' ability to provide certain services or maybe even keep their doors open at the end of the day,” says NRHA’s Chief Policy Officer Carrie Cochran-McClain. www.click2houston.com/news/politic... #ruralhealth

Agendas are now available for NRHA’s #RuralHealth Clinic and Critical Access Hospital Conferences Sept. 23-26 in Kansas City. Don’t miss more than 40 sessions on topics including the rural impact of Medicaid cuts, workforce, and much more: www.ruralhealth.us/events/sched...

“There were statements ahead of this bill that the ‘Medicaid cuts may result in rural hospital closures’ — I don’t believe that’s accurate. The Medicaid cuts will result in rural hospital closures,” says NRHA CEO @amorganrural.bsky.social. www.huffpost.com/entry/medica... #ruralhealth

This week in NRHA Today: NRHA leaders, members on what Medicaid cuts will mean; present with NRHA in San Diego; don't miss pediatric mental health, CHW elder care training; reimagining rural EMS; and more: nrha_weblink_test.informz.net/informzdatas... #ruralhealth

NRHA’s State Rural Health Association Leadership Conference kicked off today in Portland, Maine. More than 50 people representing 35 states (or 29 SRHAs) are in attendance this year. #ruralhealth #gorural

Agendas are now available for NRHA’s #RuralHealth Clinic and Critical Access Hospital Conferences Sept. 23-26 in Kansas City. Don’t miss more than 40 sessions on topics including the rural impact of Medicaid cuts, workforce issues, and much more: www.ruralhealth.us/events/sched...

Shared by Sam the rural health advoCATe. Small rural hospitals (Critical Access Hospitals, red line in charts below) perform better, getting ED patients to a bed or discharged with fewer long delays. @ruralhealth.bsky.social #PowerOfRuralCats jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

“NRHA is extremely concerned by the Senate’s cuts to provider taxes and state-directed payments,” says NRHA CEO @amorganrural.bsky.social. “We urge our partners in the House to reject these massive cuts and protect rural health care.” Read more: www.ruralhealth.us/blogs/2025/0... #ruralhealth

Registration is now open for NRHA’s #RuralHealth Clinic and Critical Access Hospital Conferences Sept. 23-26 in Kansas City. Join us in NRHA’s hometown to share with colleagues, network with partners, and learn from experts from across the country: www.ruralhealth.us/events/sched...

Today NRHA and Manatt Health are releasing updated data from their recent report on the estimated rural impact of Medicaid cuts to demonstrate how the proposed Rural Health Transformation Fund falls short of what is needed. Read more: www.ruralhealth.us/blogs/2025/0... #ruralhealth

“Rural areas tend to have a population that is more transient, maybe seasonal or part-time workers, and the way we’ve seen those policies be implemented historically has…disadvantaged a lot of #rural populations,” says NRHA’s Carrie Cochran-McClain. www.huffpost.com/entry/medica...