This essay is the first in a 4-part series I’m calling Rural Health Resilience—a look at the state of rural health in America ...

Hospital closures also mean longer ambulance rides for rural residents. Charlie Brunner, the fire chief in Jackson County in ...

The University of Florida’s new HealthScreen program will use mobile health vehicles to send community health workers and ...

Rural areas don't have enough primary care physicians or specialists. Urban areas don't have enough reliable transportation to get people to doctors or enough nutritious food. And across Northeast ...

Healthcare experts prepare for the fallout of more than $1 trillion in Medicaid after the passage of President Donald Trump's ...

Florida also had the highest average bills for those visits, ranging from $1,900 to $2,600 depending on the age of the child, the report said. Medicaid covered 80.6% of them. For children ages 14 ...

10 big issues in 2025 Florida legislative session ... The plan would take steps to boost health care, education, transportation and economic development in rural areas but has not passed the House.

Florida lawmakers propose "Live Healthy," a package of healthcare laws for the state's 2024 legislative session to expand the healthcare workforce, address emer Skip to main content BHR ...

This legislation would increase costs to provide healthcare services to Floridians, especially in our rural and aging communities, expose Florida’s physicians and healthcare providers to ...

♦ RURAL FLORIDA: Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, has made a priority of what he calls the “Rural Renaissance” plan. The plan includes trying to bolster health care, education ...

Far too often, rural residents can’t get timely and high-quality care. Search. Subscribe. Manage profile. Donate. Log in Log out. Menu. Close. ... Rural Florida needs better cancer care.

The Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences received a $1.39 million grant from the U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration in 2017 to provide nursing students in the master’s ...