Rural health care systems have been in crisis for decades, a situation that will become more dire when steep cuts to Medicaid kick in next year.

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FILE - President Donald Trump signs his signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts at the White House, July 4, 2025, in Washington, surrounded by members of Congress. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree ...

Oregon health officials have announced the recipients of $6.5 million in federal grants for rural health care projects and ...

Folks in this Mississippi River town hope a new federal program can revive the optimism engraved long ago in a plaque on the side of their hospital. “Dedicated to the Future of Health Care in the ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, “Health Policy at a Crossroads,” produced with the support of the Commonwealth Fund and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Sources: USAC ACP Enrollment and Claims Tracker; household counts and 200% poverty estimates from the 2017-2022 American Community Survey; state-level ACP participation factors from Galperin (2021).