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As rural enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans reaches a tipping point, one small rural Nevada hospital is asking, “How can we sustain?” Read the article, reported by Sarah Jane Tribble for KFF Health News and NPR. ⬇️ npr.org/sections/healt…

Grateful to Jason and Kelly for sharing and helping others understand what's happening on the ground.

NEW: Fewer than two dozen struggling rural hospitals gained a Rural Emergency Hospital designation during the program’s first year. Advocates and lawmakers say tweaks are needed to help more stay open. Sarah Jane Tribble and Tony Leys report: kffhealthnews.org/news/article/r…

NEW: “This is America. It’s not supposed to be this way." You are going to want to meet Barbara. Analysis and reporting by KFF Health News Must-watch video by InvestigateTV kffhealthnews.org/news/article/d…

Really interesting POLITICO story by John Hendel about the departure of a top official involved with the federal infrastructure funding I recently wrote about as part of our "Dead Zone" series. #rural politico.com/news/2025/03/1…

Top broadband official Evan Feinman exits Commerce Department with sharp Musk warning politi.co/41uKgdg via POLITICO

Leave it to KFF Health News & Brett Kelman to be ahead of the news this week with data analysis of fluoride use and dental shortages. kffhealthnews.org/news/article/f…

“I don’t know what they expect me to switch to.” Rural impact story with a byline from former Charlotte Observer colleague @Ameslex. floodlightnews.org/farmers-in-tru…

As a reporter investigating rural access, this The Washington Post article on BEAD strikes me as an important report to ensure we remember the process of what's happening. washingtonpost.com/technology/202…

Reposting the first installment of our Dead Zone series. Note quotes from recent subcommittee hearings on BEAD: kffhealthnews.org/news/article/d…

While the BEAD program and how to get high-speed internet is debated in DC, rural hospitals like the one KFF Health News and InvestigateTV visited are still waiting for a fast-enough connection. The beeping is what shocked me. kffhealthnews.org/news/article/d…

NEW: Technological gaps handicap rural hospitals as billions in federal funding to modernize infrastructure lags. The reliance on outdated tech and piecemeal systems challenge staffs and erode patient care. 📝: Sarah Jane Tribble, Holly Hacker, Caresse Jackman kffhealthnews.org/news/article/d…

Excellent story by my colleague, Darius Tahir kffhealthnews.org/news/article/s…

Our latest from our "Dead Zone" series on more than 200 mostly rural counties that lack internet and health care providers.

Broadband infrastructure can be complicated. WV's Ada Carol helps explain why it matters to the health of millions.

The battle continues. Sens. Schumer, Cantwell, Luján sent a letter to Trump's administration last week demanding the immediate release of $42 billion.

Ditto. It was GREAT.

Congrats to julie rovner on 400 episodes of What the Health! Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Lands in the Senate. shows.acast.com/6155f849336c5f… via Acast

Want to understand why news of changes to the $42 billion BEAD (Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment) matters to the American people? KFF Health News has a video: youtu.be/ozfN49rHhjY?si…

Interesting.