Congress set aside $50 billion for rural hospitals and medical providers to allay fears over the billions more in historic ...

Hospital closures also mean longer ambulance rides for rural residents. Charlie Brunner, the fire chief in Jackson County in ...

The University of Florida’s new HealthScreen program will use mobile health vehicles to send community health workers and nurses throughout North Central Florida to conduct critical health screenings ...

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 ...

Rural communities transform from medical research's forgotten citizens to active contributors to scientific advancement ...

The Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform analyzed federal data and found that, as of January, 18 of the state’s rural hospitals no longer have obstetrics care.

Some 66 million Americans live in rural areas, according to the 2020 Census, including about 9.1 percent of Florida’s residents, according to American Community Survey data. Florida has 22 open ...

A lack of affordable dental care across north central Florida leaves limited options for many, particularly those from low income families. For uninsured patients, ACORN is an low-cost alternative ...

According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, more than 100 rural hospitals closed from 2013 to 2020. In Florida, we have seen eight of our rural hospitals shutter, taking nearly 300 ...

Florida's health care workers and advocates are sounding the alarm over Medicaid cuts in President Trump's tax and spending bill, arguing millions of residents could lose access to care in an already ...

Florida also had the highest average bills for those visits, ranging from $1,900 to $2,600 depending on the age of the child, the report said. Medicaid covered 80.6% of them. For children ages 14 ...

Florida senators on Thursday passed a sweeping package of changes meant to ease Florida’s health care worker shortage and provide people with more access to care. The overall package will cost ...