Rural Health
News by Topic: Funding
Oct 16, 2025 - Discusses the goals of a new nonprofit foundation tasked with providing direct funding for rural Alabama hospitals to help keep emergency departments open, modernize facilities, recruit and retain workforce, expand access, and integrate with the community. Discusses a recent trend toward facility closures in the state and other policy measures attempting to reverse the trend.
Source: Tuscaloosa Thread
Oct 16, 2025 - Discusses challenges with offering childcare in rural communities as well as the strengths they have in solving those challenges. Discusses local collaboration, the economic benefits of available childcare, and childcare trends for rural communities. Describes projects in rural communities across the country to focusing on transportation, workforce training, funding, and home-based programs.
Source: National Association of Counties County News
Oct 16, 2025 - Highlights strategies by various states to apply for Rural Health Transformation Program funds. Discusses known priorities for the states and the role of state legislatures.
Source: NCSL News
Oct 14, 2025 - Describes a trend toward using mobile health clinics in rural and other communities to increase access to healthcare. Discusses how mobile clinics can fill gaps in telehealth services, improve health outcomes, be used for community paramedicine programs, develop the healthcare workforce, and more. Notes the need for better data and more funding to continue research on the impact of mobile clinics.
Source: The Daily Yonder