02/04/2026
Rich Rasmussen, OHA President and CEO, was featured on an episode of On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti to discuss the future of rural healthcare. The episode examines how the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program included in the 2025 budget bill may fall short as rural hospitals face Medicaid cuts totaling three times that amount. The conversation explores what it will take to keep rural hospitals, providers, and patients afloat. Click the link below to listen to the episode and learn more.
In the 2025 budget bill, Congress created the $50 billion Rural Health Fund to help struggling hospitals, doctors, and patients in rural America. But rural hospitals are expected to lose three times that through Medicaid cuts in that same budget bill. So, what will it take to keep rural healthcare a...