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Celebrate National Rural Health Day in November with AHA toolkit 

The AHA has released a social media toolkit in advance of National Rural Health Day Nov. 20 that includes advocacy-focused posts for hospitals and health systems to share on their social media channels throughout the week.
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Perspective: Supporting Our Rural Hospitals and Communities

In Bellingham, Wash., the PeaceHealth clinic is using community health workers, or promotoras, to help educate farmworkers in rural communities about the importance of getting the COVID-19 vaccine. 

Chair File: Advancing Health and Quality Care in Rural Communities

For the 61 million people who live in rural America, their local hospital provides essential services and programs to advance their health and the health of their communities.

CMS proposes increasing payment rates by 2.6% in CY 2025 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 10 issued a proposed rule that would increase Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system rates by a net 2.6% in calendar year 2025 compared to 2024. This includes a proposed 3.0% market basket update, offset by a 0.4 percentage point cut for productivity. 

AHA participates in fourth annual Sanford Rural Health Summit

AHA leaders today participated in Sanford Health's fourth annual Summit on the Future of Rural Health Care in Sioux Fa
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Rural Health News Update September 26, 2025

Rural Health News Update for September 26, 2025.

AHA trustees discuss future of rural care at Sanford Rural Health Summit

Members of the AHA Board of Trustees Oct.14 participated in a panel on the future of rural health care during the Sanford Health Rural Summit in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Reminder: Rural health fund applications due Nov. 5

Applications for the Rural Health Transformation Program are due Nov.

Optional letter of intent on applying for CMS rural health fund due Sept. 30 

States have until Sept. 30 to submit an optional letter of intent to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services indicating they plan to apply to the Rural Health Transformation Program.