Rural Health
News by Topic: Healthcare business and finance
Oct 15, 2025 - Highlights 2 new healthcare clinics opening in rural Texas. Discusses the increase in healthcare access the clinics provide and the trend toward rural facility closures across the state.
Source: KWTX
Oct 8, 2025 - Louisiana has increased Medicaid reimbursement rates in an attempt to increase the number of physicians that will accept Medicaid patients. Discusses the impact on rural Louisiana where Medicaid use is higher.
Oct 6, 2025 - Discusses the benefits and downsides for hospitals considering converting to a Rural Emergency Hospital, highlighting the choices made by rural hospitals around Arkansas. Discusses reimbursement rates, labor and delivery service access, and general healthcare access.
Source: Arkansas Advocate
Oct 3, 2025 - Announces that a New York hospital is converting to a Rural Emergency Hospital. Outlines the benefits of converting and the impact on access to healthcare for the area.
Source: The Post-Journal
CMS: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 30-Day Emergency Extension Request
Federal Register
Sep 29, 2025 - Notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requesting an emergency extension of an information collection titled "Medicaid Program; Eligibility Changes under the Affordable Care Act of 2010" from October 31, 2025, to November 30, 2025. This extension would allow the information collection to remain active while it is in a 60-day comment period and provide CMS with time to publish a subsequent 30-day Federal Register notice.
Source: Federal Register