NOSORH News

Update provided by Andrew Coats, NOSORH Legislative Liaison  Appropriations Update:  On July 10, the House Appropriations Committee advanced the Labor-HHS subcommittee FY 2025 spending bill by a party-line vote of 31-25. The House bill was a win for rural health...

Mark your calendars for Thursday, November 21st, and join NOSORH, the 50 State Offices of Rural Health, and rural health champions nationwide in celebrating National Rural Health Day! This special day is an excellent opportunity to highlight the remarkable...

Update provided by Andrew Coats, NOSORH Legislative Liaison  Below is an update on the rural health programs NOSORH has been meeting with Congress on during June.    Flex: During June, NOSORH was on the Hill to meet with Senate offices about reauthorizing the Medicare...

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...

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...