Despite federal efforts to expand broadband and boost rural healthcare, more than 200 counties still lack reliable internet and access to primary care and mental health providers ...

The pandemic was difficult for health workers. Many endured long hours, and the stresses on the nation’s health care system prompted more workers than usual to quit or retire.

The Trump administration is planning to propose drastic cuts of more than 30% of the budget for federal health programs under ...

More than half of rural hospitals had positive margins in 2023, but financial challenges still cause many to close service lines or their operations entirely, KFF Health News found. KFF Health News ...

The HHS budget draft, known as a “passback,” offers the first full look at the health and social service priorities of ...

Vulnerable and moderate House Republicans are warning House GOP leaders that they will not support the “one big, beautiful ...

An interest in different cultures led Matthew Mahar to pursue an anthropology minor in college and to subsequently travel ...

In his first major action on health care costs this term, President Donald Trump issued a multi-part executive order on ...

Opponents of GOP budget plan hope reality of Medicaid cuts for rural and low-income Americans will drive Republican defections ...

New Hampshire health leaders are warning that proposed federal Medicaid cuts could hurt rural communities. During a virtual ...

Almost half of all Texas counties do not have a hospital or birth center offering obstetric care. It can be a challenge to ...