
National Rural Health Association
@ruralhealth
NRHA is a nonprofit organization working to improve rural health and provide leadership for rural America. For advocacy updates follow @NRHA_Advocacy.
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http://ruralhealth.us 15-02-2009 04:25:55
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Calling all health policy journalists! 📢 Join The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, National MS Society, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, National Rural Health Association, PA Department of Insurance and patient advocates for a virtual press call on Mon., June 16, from 12-1 ET to discuss the patient price of the proposed reconciliation bill. DM us for the link to join!



.American Academy of Pediatrics is hosting an ECHO training starting in July on how primary care providers and others can provide care for anxiety, depression, and mental health to their pediatric patients and families. Learn more and register: app.smartsheet.com/b/form/0196fab… #ruralhealth

How can #agriculture drive #rural health, prosperity, and resilience? Join us for a webinar this Wednesday 6/25 to learn more with Farm Foundation National Rural Health Association and Rural Minds. Register: bit.ly/3ZMbxYC.

🎉Congratulations to Dr. Peiyin Hung of USC Arnold School of Public Health, who was named the 2025 Outstanding Researcher of the Year by National Rural Health Association. Her work on rural & maternal health has influenced national policy and secured over $22M in funding. sc.edu/study/colleges… #RuralHealth

NRHA in partnership with Manatt Health recently released a report on how proposed Medicaid cuts will impact rural enrollees and hospitals in rural areas already struggling to keep their doors open. Read more: ruralhealth.us/nationalruralh… #ruralhealth

.Dept. of Agriculture’s Technical Assistance Program recently helped Pratt (Kan.) Regional Medical Center identify $17.3 million to maintain their mission and vision into the future. Thanks to Sen. Senator Jerry Moran for supporting this program. Learn more: ruralhealth.us/programs/cente… #ruralhealth




Networking opportunity! National Rural Health Association NRHA’s 2026 Rural Health Fellows Program offers a year of training, mentorship, and national networking. 👇

“Rural areas tend to have a population that is more transient, maybe seasonal or part-time workers, and the way we’ve seen those policies be implemented historically has…disadvantaged a lot of #rural populations,” says NRHA’s Carrie Cochran-McClain. huffpost.com/entry/medicaid…

Today NRHA and Manatt Health are releasing updated data from their recent report on the estimated rural impact of Medicaid cuts to demonstrate how the proposed Rural Health Transformation Fund falls short of what is needed. Read more: ruralhealth.us/blogs/2025/06/… #ruralhealth



NRHA CEO Alan Morgan, chief policy officer Carrie Cochran-McClain, and several NRHA member hospital leaders and stakeholders recently met with Secretary Kennedy to exhibit how, when rural hospitals are able to flourish, so do the rural residents and communities that depend on them.
