CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, shared with CBS News “Face the Nation” on Aug. 3 that applications for the Rural Health Transformation Program are set to go out in September. The program is part of...

Texas clinics, in particular, are worried about their ability to meet patient needs once people begin losing insurance under changes from Republicans’ recent megabill.

The OBBBA's Rural Health Transformation Program has been described as a rural hospital fund, but given how the program is actually structured and designed, this is clearly a misnomer.

Following a nationwide search, the Children’s Hospital Association of Texas (CHAT) announced Christina Hoppe as its new President, effective August 1, 2025, following the retirement of current CHAT...

A growing number of small and rural hospitals are delaying cybersecurity improvements due to looming Medicaid funding cuts, according to a June 30 report from Black Book Research. The survey of 187...

Having never expanded Medicaid, Texas avoided most of the looming federal cuts other states will face. But the Affordable Care Act is a different story.

The new reconciliation law includes a $50 billion rural health fund. This brief describes the rural health fund, explains what the law says about the allocation of funds, and highlights outstanding...

The proposal fell on a 78-22 vote; few members of either party sided with Collins.

This brief presents five key facts about Medicaid coverage among individuals living in rural areas. It draws on recent data to describe enrollment patterns, differences by state Medicaid expansion...

The cuts could be especially acute in Kansas. The state recently increased its tax on Medicaid providers from 3% to 6%, an accounting maneuver that would effectively boost the federal government's...

The cuts could be especially acute in Kansas. The state recently increased its tax on Medicaid providers from 3% to 6%, an accounting maneuver that would effectively boost the federal government's...

We should demand accountability from pharmaceutical companies.

Hospital officials told CBS News the closure was driven by the same factors that have closed other rural hospitals: low reimbursement rates.

CMS will audit every Medicare Advantage plan for potential overpayments annually, in what the agency called an “aggressive” plan to step up oversight.  According to a May 21 news release, the agency...

The company’s stock has declined over its financial performance and the sudden replacement of its CEO.