NOSORH News
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 bill seeks to reauthorize the SORH program for...
Rural Health Capital Resources Council Receives Second Year of Funding
The Rural Health Capital Resources Council is a NOSORH program that began in the fall of 2021, with funding from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. The Council comprises over 30 organizations focused on increasing capital resources directed to rural health,...
State Offices of Rural Health Help Rural Hospitals Face ‘Challenge’ of Extra Funding
Congratulations, 2022 NOSORH Awards Winners!
Spirit of Rural Award Robert Duehmig SORH Innovation Award Shannon Chambers Collaboration Award National Association of Rural Health Clinics NOSORH Advocate Award Joyce Fillenwarth
Mullin, O’Halleran Introduce Bill to Reauthorize State Offices of Rural Health
Washington, October 4, 2022 Today, Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) and Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) introduced the State Offices of Rural Health Reauthorization Act of 2022. The bill reauthorizes a key grant program that supports state health facilities...
Rural Health Policy Update – October 2022
SORH Reauthorization Bill Introduced in the Senate: On September 29, the Senate Co-Chairs of the Rural Health Caucus, Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Tina Smith (D-MN), introduced S. 4978, the State Offices of Rural Health Reauthorization Act of 2022. The bill...
USDA Emergency Rural Health Care Grants Now Available
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) provides the Rural Housing Service Community Facilities Program with up to $500 million in grant funding for eligible applicants and eligible facilities as part of the Emergency Rural Health Care Grant Program. The program...
National Rural Health Day: Celebrating All Who Go the Extra Mile for Rural
On November 17th, help NOSORH celebrate all who go the extra mile for rural health! Visit PowerofRural.org to find everything you need for this year’s National Rural Health Day celebration: Not sure where to start? Visit the Ways to Celebrate page for some ideas! The...
Rural Health Policy Update – September 2022
On August 16, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 into law. The massive reconciliation bill extends the Affordable Care Act marketplace subsidies for three years, through the end of 2025, and creates a novel approach to the federal government...
Developing Strategies and Resources for SORH Philanthropic Engagement
The world of rural-interested funders has changed and expanded over the past decade. The continued creation of local healthcare conversion foundations; the new presence of national foundations founded by living donors, and an increasing interest in social determinants...