Rural issues
The 2026 AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, February 8-11 in San Antonio, will gather more than 1,000 rural health leaders committed to advancing rural health and providing quality care for patients and communities. The conference will feature top rural practitioners sharing actionable…
The Health Resources and Services Administration’s Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Program has released a report highlighting how three rural maternal health networks funded by the agency expanded maternity care access from September 2021 through August 2025.…
The AHA’s Living Learning Network, in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, July 22 released “Rural Sepsis Care in Action: Real-world Insights and Successes Through CDC’s Sepsis Core Elements.”
The AHA provided comments July 21 to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on price transparency, nursing workforce and rural obstetrics legislation that the committee considered during a markup held July 22.
Rural hospitals strengthened sepsis care using CDC Sepsis Core Elements through real-world strategies, collaboration and continuous improvement.
The American Hospital Association shares the hospital field’s comments on legislation being marked up by the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on July 22.
The AHA provided a statement to the House Ways and Means Committee for a markup July 15 on various pieces of health legislation. The AHA offered feedback on the Health Care Price Certainty for All Americans Act, which would codify and expand hospital price transparency requirements.
The American Hospital Association shares the hospital field’s comments on legislation being marked up by the Ways and Means Committee on July 15.
The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare today launched a new ad titled Close to Home, which highlights the critical role of rural hospitals and the value of being in close proximity to care.
Maya Sandalow, associate director of the Health Program at the Bipartisan Policy Center, shares how states are investing the funds in rural hospitals, telehealth and workforce development to improve care across rural America.