-
How to find stories in states’ plans for the Rural Health Transformation Program
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced in early November that all 50 states had submitted applications for grants from its $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program, an initiative aimed at strengthening health care across rural America. States had been invited to design and submit plans to transform rural health care in their locales…
-
2025 Rural Health Journalism Workshop recordings now available
AHCJ’s annual Rural Health Workshop in Atlanta on Aug. 21 brought together journalists, researchers, policy experts and service providers from across the country to talk about the state of rural health care access and, especially, the impact of federal spending cuts. Session by session, here are the big takeaways: Session One: Casey Balio, Ph.D., from…
-
Obstetric care continues to vanish from rural areas
When rural hospitals go into the red, they often have little choice but to stop delivering babies. The result can be terrifying. Harrowing roadside births have been documented in news stories and online. Maternal unit closures that put women and their babies in rural areas at heightened risk of complications and death aren’t a new…
-
Watch the 2024 Rural Health Journalism Workshop sessions
Recordings of each session from the day-long 2024 Rural Health Journalism Workshop are now available online. The post Watch the 2024 Rural Health Journalism Workshop sessions appeared first on Association of Health Care Journalists.
-
Fin de beneficios extra de SNAP por la pandemia amenazan la seguridad alimentaria en zonas rurales
Fin de beneficios extra de SNAP por la pandemia amenazan la seguridad alimentaria en zonas rurales Elko, Nevada. – En una mañana fría a principios de febrero, Tammy King llenó y cargó cajas y bolsas de vegetales, frutas, leche, carne congelada y refrigerios en autos alineados frente al banco de alimentos Friends in Service Helping,…
-
Looming Cuts to Emergency SNAP Benefits Threaten Food Security in Rural America
Looming Cuts to Emergency SNAP Benefits Threaten Food Security in Rural America ELKO, Nev. — On a cold morning in early February, Tammy King prepared and loaded boxes and bags of vegetables, fruits, milk, frozen meat, and snacks into cars lined up outside the Friends in Service Helping food pantry, known in rural northeastern Nevada…
-
Millones en riesgo de perder Medicaid, mientras terminan protecciones por la pandemia
Millones en riesgo de perder Medicaid, mientras terminan protecciones por la pandemia Los estados se están preparando para remover a millones de personas de Medicaid, a medida que expiran las protecciones que se implementaron al comienzo de la pandemia de covid-19. Este cambio abrupto, que comienza en abril, pondrá a millones de estadounidenses en riesgo…
Got any book recommendations?