Tag: Rural health care
US health care is rife with high costs and deep inequities,...
Zachary W. Schulz, Auburn University
A few years ago, a student in my history of public health course asked...
Doctor shortages have hobbled health care for decades − and the...
Rochelle Walensky, Harvard Kennedy School and Nicole McCann, Boston University
Americans are increasingly waiting weeks or even months to...
As rural Americans struggle for health care access, insurers may be...
Simon F. Haeder, Pennsylvania State University
Living in rural America certainly comes with a number of benefits. There is less crime, access to the outdoors,...
Rural hospital closings reach crisis stage, leaving millions without nearby health...
Jane Bolin, Texas A&M University ; Bree Watzak, Texas A&M University , and Nancy Dickey, Texas A&M University
Presidential candidates and other politicians have...
GOP health care bill would make rural America’s distress much worse
Claire Snell-Rood, University of California, Berkeley and Cathleen Willging, University of New Mexico
Much has been made of the distress and discontent in rural areas...
Rural America, already hurting, could be most harmed by Trump’s promise...
Margaret Greenwood-Ericksen, University of Michigan and Mahshid Abir, University of Michigan
The health of rural America is failing, and a repeal of the Affordable Care...
EXPLORING NATURE
Pregnant women face tough choices about medication use due to lack...
Almut Winterstein, University of Florida and Sonja Rasmussen, Johns Hopkins University
A panel convened in July 2025 by the...
