Medicare, Medicaid coverage of rural telehealth services could expand
Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries in rural regions may soon get better coverage for telehealth services if newly introduced bipartisan legislation passes.
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Stories tagged with: Rural
Senators propose bill to help veterans with health care in rural areas
Amid major cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs, two U.S. senators drafted a bill that would boost health care for veterans in rural areas.
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One Pennsylvania doctors love letter to rural health care
(The Center Square) - The facts and figures around rural healthcare in Pennsylvania are grave.
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Student loan repayment for rural health care workers clears legislative hurdle
(The Center Square) - Student loan repayment for healthcare workers willing to take up positions in rural communities is one step closer after clearing Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives.
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Student loan repayment for rural health care wokers clears legislative hurdle
(The Center Square) - Student loan repayment for healthcare workers willing to take up positions in rural communities is one step closer after clearing Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives.
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WATCH: Harris presses DHS about catastrophic rural Medicaid cuts
(The Center Square) – Looming federal spending cuts have caused much anxiety among state officials who worry about how it could impact Medicaid.
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Officials push for rural healthcare in sparsely populated northern Pennsylvania
(The Center Square) - Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in Bradford County hosted a group of legislators and state officials, including Gov. Josh Shapiro, to highlight rural healthcare successes... Read More.
Gov. Shapiro visits RPH to talk investments in rural healthcare
Governor Shapiro and Department of Drug and Alcohol Prevention (DDAP) Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones visited Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre on Thursday to highlight the Governor’s 2025-26 proposed budget (opens in a new tab), which strengthens his commitment to addressing Pennsylvania’s rural... Read More.
Maternal and rural health, marijuana major priorities for health care hearing
(The Center Square) – "We all just need a little break. It’s been a tough hearing,” said Deptartment of Health Secretary Dr. Debra Bogen toward the end of... Read More.
Hopes for rural health care pinned on student loan repayment
(The Center Square) – Health care workers willing to work in Pennsylvania’s underserved rural regions could get some help repaying student loans.
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Disc Golf Ice Bowl raises $6K for Tioga County Rural Ministry
The Broome County Disc Golf Club’s annual Disc Golf Ice Bowl at the Campville Commons Park raised money for a local charity over the weekend.The sixth annual event raised over $6,000 for the Tioga County Rural Ministry.Each player contributed $50 to participate and local... Read More.
New round of federal funding open for rural health initiatives
(The Center Square) – Maternal health care, obesity, dental care, and substance use disorders are just a handful of crises facing health care providers in rural parts of... Read More.
