NOSORH News

Appropriations: July saw both the House and Senate Labor-HHS appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY 24) advance through committee. The next stop for each will be passage before the full House and Senate. Below are the funding levels for the rural health...

NOSORH extends a big thank you to all who took the time to submit photos for the “Picture of Rural” photo campaign. The campaign, held in conjunction with National Rural Health Day, garnered over 300 images! The photos were incredible, which made it difficult to...

It’s NOSORH Award season! Help us recognize and celebrate those who go above and beyond for rural health! The online nomination process is simple and only takes about 15 minutes to complete. Award winners will be recognized at the NOSORH Annual Meeting in September....

NOSORH is excited to announce that the National Rural Health Day logo recently had a makeover! The changes were subtle to protect the logo's registered trademark. Each icon box was updated for a more modern look (with a nod to NOSORH with the addition of the trees and...

NOSORH Visits Capitol Hill  On June 14, NOSORH CEO Tammy Norville, along with Oregon Office of Rural Health Director Bob Duehmig, were on Capitol Hill visiting with House and Senate offices. The meetings were part of a broader effort to increase support for the...

Senate Holds Rural Health Hearing:   For the first time since 2018, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on rural health. On the afternoon of May 17, the Senate Finance Health Care Subcommittee met to focus on the challenges hospitals, physicians, and rural...

NOSORH Visits Washington DC On April 25, NOSORH spent the day visiting with lawmakers and their staff on Capitol Hill. NOSORH met with House and Senate offices to advocate for increased appropriations for the SORH program in FY ’24 and reauthorization of the Medicare...

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Delta Health Systems Implementation Program. This program provides funding to Critical Access Hospitals, small rural hospitals (inpatient prospective...

The fiscal year 2024 (FY ’24) budget process got underway on March 9, when the Biden Administration released its FY 2024 budget request to Congress. Here is a link to the 169-page HHS budget brief. At the top line, the budget proposes $144.7 billion in discretionary...

Wipfli, LLP, recently published a report based on a survey of more than 100 rural healthcare organizations across 25 states to learn how they’re coping with economic and regulatory challenges. Despite a record number of rural hospitals closing during the past two...