Public institutions have a tremendous responsibility to provide health care in rural parts of the United States. But how can public policy solve these difficult problems? How can universities and ...

One in five people in the United States live in a rural area. Patients in rural communities often struggle to access care ...

Hospital-level care at home in rural areas maintains cost while enhancing patient experience and physical activity, offering a viable alternative to traditional hospital care.

Many rural hospital at home programs have improved the patient experience and are delivering high-value care, a new JAMA ...

Among rural patients transferred home within the first three days of hospital care, hospital-level care at home was associated with 27% lower costs compared with traditional brick-and-mortar care.

New research shows that hospital-level care is possible for adults living in rural settings – and that people receiving acute care in the home are more ...

Environmental factors such as population size and local income, which providers have no control over, are suppressing rural nursing home profits, leading researchers to call for expanded federal ...

Hospital at home works rural by improving patient experience and cutting costs without raising safety risks, per Mass General Brigham research.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover global and domestic health care and conservation. The rising cost of delivering care to rural Americans is only one part ...

Rural nursing homes are facing a crisis in Minnesota, according to a report from the Center for Rural Policy and Development. Available beds are on the decline, with some nursing homes closing ...

Only 6% of nursing homes met all of the Biden-mandated standards at the time of the rule’s finalization last year, and the ...