Rural Health Policy Update – November 2022 SORH Reauthorization Bill Introduced in the House: On October 4, Reps. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ) introduced H.R. 9137, the State Offices of Rural Health Reauthorization Bill of 2022. The bipartisan...
Time to Get in Gear for National Rural Health Day On November 17th, join NOSORH, the 50 State Offices of Rural Health, and rural health stakeholders from across the country in celebration of National Rural Health Day! This year’s theme is Driving Change: Going the...
Rural Health Policy Update – August 2022 Appropriations: In July, the House passed a Fiscal Year 2023 “minibus” funding bill. The bill included funding for a number of federal agencies, including the FDA. The package did not include funding for HHS, which the House...
Better Late than Never — Congress Passes FY22 Omnibus Appropriations BillOn March 9, Congress passed and the President signed into law, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022. The bill funds the federal government through September 30, 2022. Included in...
Policy Institute a success! Throughout February, NOSORH and various State Offices participated in virtual meetings with their Congressional delegations. The meetings were used to advocate for increased funding for SORH and the reauthorization of the Medicare Rural...
NOSORH Written Language Introduced in the House: During January, Reps. Sam Graves (R-MO) and Jared Huffman (D-CA) introduced a comprehensive bill addressing rural hospital payments that included an entire section written by NOSORH reauthorizing the Medicare Rural...
