NOSORH News

The NOSORH Awards Committee is now accepting nominations for the 2024 NOSORH Awards! These awards are a special way to recognize and celebrate the hard work and leadership of individuals and organizations dedicated to rural health.  Award Categories: Spirit of Rural...

Update provided by Andrew Coats, NOSORH Legislative Liaison  Senate GME Working Group Releases Policy Proposal: On May 24, the Senate Finance Committee’s Bipartisan Medicare GME Working Group released a proposal aimed at addressing physician shortages in rural areas...

On November 21, plan to join the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH), the 50 State Offices of Rural Health, and rural health champions nationwide to celebrate National Rural Health Day and the #PowerOfRural! National Rural Health Day...

Update provided by Andrew Coats, NOSORH Legislative Liaison  Rural Communities Opioids Response Program (RCORP):In April, the Senate Finance Committee held a Substance Use Disorder Care Roundtable. The panel discussion focused on improving treatment of substance use...

The rural health community lost a long-time friend last week with the passing of Jerry Coopey. Jerry was an employee of HRSA and one of the first members of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. I met Jerry when I attended my first NOSORH Annual Meeting many...

Each year, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps releases new data and publishes a National Findings Report to influence understanding and action about what shapes health. The Annual Data Release provides a snapshot of the health of nearly every county in the nation....

Update provided by Andrew Coats, NOSORH Legislative Liaison  FY 2024 Spending Bill Signed into Law:   In late March, President Biden signed into law the final Fiscal Year 2024 spending bill for federal agencies, including HHS. The $1.2 trillion bill finalized the...

Update provided by Andrew Coats, NOSORH Legislative Liaison  Congressional Leadership Moves Ahead with Continuing ResolutionAs February ends, House and Senate leadership appear to have reached a “deal in principle” on extending FY 2023 funding deeper into March. The...

The National Rural Health Resource Center's recently updated Population Health Toolkit — which includes the newest population health data from a half-dozen publicly available data sets — is now available online. Developed and maintained with support from the Federal...

Update provided by Andrew Coats, NOSORH Legislative Liaison  Race to Fund the Government Continues – with progress: From a government funding perspective, leaders of the appropriations committees in both chambers have agreed upon top-line allocations for each of the...