Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover global and domestic health care and conservation. Why is rural health so hard? And where to focus to make it easy. This is ...

There is a persistent shortage of primary care doctors in the rural United States. Specialists, like OB-GYNs and endocrinologists, are even harder to access. According to the National Rural Health ...

We know clear, long-standing health disparities exist in rural America. We also know that adding 10 primary care physicians per 100,000 people reduces mortality rates, including in rural areas. But ...

People living in rural areas have worse health outcomes than their urban counterparts do. Understanding what factors account for this could inform policy interventions for reducing rural-urban ...

The rising cost of delivering care to rural Americans is only one part of the story. What matters most to patients, and to those of us who have spent our careers caring for them, is getting care when ...

Michigan is doling out the first in a pool of federal funds meant to innovate and strengthen rural healthcare systems.

34 grants total nearly $55 million ...

Rural hospitals provide essential health care and community services to Vermonters in every corner of our state. That includes birthing centers, which are vital to ensuring families have world-class ...

This month’s Health Affairs explores many dimensions of health and health care for the one out of five Americans who live in what the US Census Bureau defines as a rural area. Much attention is ...