Rural Health
News by Topic: Emergency medical services

Healthcare Hollow: Infections Can Be Deadly in Rural Tennessee; One County Is Trying To Change That

Apr 14, 2026 - EMS crews in rural Hawkins County, Tennessee can now carry antibiotics in ambulances. This allows them to treat sepsis, one of the leading causes of hospitalization in Hawkins County, before reaching the emergency room.

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DEA: Registering Emergency Medical Services Agencies Under the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017 Federal Register

Apr 1, 2026 - Notice from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) making technical corrections to the February 5, 2026, final rule.

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How Notorious Billionaire Leona Helmsley's Foundation Is Saving Lives in Rural America

Mar 24, 2026 - Highlights the work of the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, a foundation with an interest in funding rural health projects. Describes how the Helmsley came to fund rural projects and some of the successful projects funded related to emergency care, cancer treatments, and residency programs, among other things.

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CMS: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2026 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program; Correction Federal Register

Mar 12, 2026 - Notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) making technical corrections to the November 5, 2025, final rule. This correction is effective March 12, 2026.

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