National Rural Health Association

02/26/2026

This week in NRHA Today: Nominate health equity heroes; pushing rural health boundaries in San Diego; tackling rural behavioral health; get to know NRHA’s president; calling all clinic, CAH speakers to KC; and more: https://nrha_weblink_test.informz.net/informzdataservice/onlineversion/ind/bWFpbGluZ2luc3RhbmNlaWQ9MTIyNzAzNTImc3Vic2NyaWJlcmlkPTExNTIwNDM1MTU=

02/25/2026

Q: How can rural hospitals turn obstacles into opportunities?

A: The American Heart Association’s Rural Health Care Outcomes Accelerator program provides three years of no-cost access to Get With The Guidelines programs, plus expert support and a national peer network to help rural hospitals overcome barriers and implement evidence-based care.

Enrollment is limited. Apply now: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/ef3fa0cdc0e94bbc904f3dff442597bf

02/24/2026

“The transformation fund is not designed and not intended to offset these Medicaid cuts, and it won’t,” says NRHA CEO Alan Morgan. “The transformation fund is about what it says: transforming health care delivery in a rural context.” https://dailyyonder.com/advocates-economists-question-effects-of-rural-health-transformation-fund/2026/02/16/

In December, the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced his office would begin rolling out the $50 billion Rural

02/24/2026

02/23/2026

NRHA is now accepting presentation proposals for our Rural Health Clinic and Critical Access Hospital Conferences Sept. 15-18 in Kansas City, Mo. Act soon to share your expertise at our fastest-growing events in NRHA’s hometown: https://www.ruralhealth.us/events/rhc-and-cah-conference-call-for-presentations

The goal of NRHA’s Rural Health Clinic and Critical Access Hospital conferences is to share effective practices, policies and information and provide insights and best practices addressing many of the access, quality and patient safety issues confronted by CAHs and RHCs.

02/19/2026

This week in NRHA Today: preparing for ACA subsidy fallout; calling all clinic, CAH experts; how marketing is imperative to rural health; act soon to nominate awardees; NRHA president on rural heath AI pitfalls; and much more: https://nrha_weblink_test.informz.net/informzdataservice/onlineversion/ind/bWFpbGluZ2luc3RhbmNlaWQ9MTIyNjIwMzEmc3Vic2NyaWJlcmlkPTExNTIwNDM1MTU=

02/19/2026

02/19/2026

Sally Buck, Tracy Morton, and Rachel Endo spent last week at the National Rural Health Association Policy Institute in Washington, D.C.. It's always great to connect with our HRSA federal partners and so many rural health advocates.

02/18/2026

02/18/2026

02/18/2026

02/18/2026

Across rural America, community health centers and federally qualified health centers are coming to the same realization: Marketing is not a luxury, it is a necessity for their survival. Read more in the latest Rural Horizons: https://www.ruralhealth.us/blogs/2026/1-jan/marketing-as-a-lifeline-for-rural-facilities-facing-cuts