New bipartisan legislation introduced to provide up to $5 million grants helping Alabama's rural hospitals at risk of closing. Focus on sustaining healthcare access and local economies.

Rep. Spartz introduces the SMART Health Care Act to reduce Medicare and Medicaid waste, address hospital overbilling, enhance rural healthcare access, and reform the 340B drug program.

HaysMed CEO Edward Herrman joined a key HHS healthcare policy roundtable discussing rural healthcare challenges, Medicare Advantage concerns, regulatory burdens, and AI opportunities. Insights to inform federal support and reform.

Alabama's Cahaba Medical Care, a rural health clinic relying on federal Teaching Health Centers grants, faces uncertain future amid federal budget cuts and administrative changes, threatening essential healthcare access in underserved communities.

This article examines how Medicare Advantage expansion is impacting access to healthcare for rural seniors, highlighting the challenges and changes brought by insurers.