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 ...

Florida Senate President Ben Albritton opened the 2025 legislative session with big plans for the state’s rural areas. “We’ve seen tremendous economic growth in urban areas of Florida,” he told ...

While wealthy coastal counties bear the brunt of landfalling storms, poor residents in inland counties are navigating an even ...

The age demographic of rural America is a major contributor to the crisis surrounding access to health care. The rural population tends to be older, with 17.5% of residents being 65 or older ...

Florida's population spike has pulled the state into a health insurance crisis as it grapples with a homeowners insurance crisis.. The state is home to 22.6 million people, pressuring the health ...

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The health impacts of rural maternity ward closures. More than half of all rural U.S. counties have stopped providing labor and delivery services. A perfect storm of complicated issues like ...

With the surge in patients infected by delta variant, staffing shortages and revenue challenges, Florida’s healthcare system is overwhelmed, needs state’s help.

Here’s How Biden Could Help Fix the Rural Healthcare Crisis Since long before Covid, rural health has suffered from federal misunderstanding and neglect. Lauren Hughes and Sameer Vohra January ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Efforts by Florida legislators are underway to tackle the state’s mental health crisis by expanding the role of psychologists in prescribing medication. Dr. Justin D ...