Billionaire-backed Arnold Ventures is once again pushing its anti-hospital agenda with a new one-page “report” making the Orwellian claim that “site-neutral payment reforms will protect rural patients,” writes Aaron Wesolowski, AHA vice president of research strategy and policy communications. In addition to downplaying the impact of these cuts, the report “purposefully belittles the importance of the rural hospitals that would be subject to these cuts.” READ MORE

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Leaders of rural hospitals face similar challenges as leaders of urban hospitals, but with an added degree of complexity, including recruiting staff,…
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The AHA will host a webinar Feb. 13 at noon ET on the unique funding challenges and opportunities for rural health organizations. Participants will…
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Health care experts and leaders from across the country presented sessions that offered conference attendees practical and adaptable solutions to issues such…
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Michelle Hood, AHA executive vice president and COO, and Bill Gassen, president and CEO of Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, S.D., and chair-elect designate of…
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Capitol Hill was the focus of the second morning of the AHA 2026 Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, taking place through tomorrow in…
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The AHA Feb. 10 released its 2026 Rural Advocacy Agenda, laying out the association's key priorities for Congress, the administration, regulatory agencies and…