National Rural Health Association

01/29/2026

This week in NRHA Today: NRHA announces election results; Congress pitches bipartisan health package; making RHTP age-friendly; when giving birth means a 3-hour drive; weeks left to submit award nominations; and more: https://nrha_weblink_test.informz.net/informzdataservice/onlineversion/ind/bWFpbGluZ2luc3RhbmNlaWQ9MTIyMzg4NjEmc3Vic2NyaWJlcmlkPTExNTIwNDM1MTU=

01/28/2026

NRHA leadership is secure for 2026 and beyond, thanks to recent elections for open Board of Trustees and Congress positions. NRHA members chose longtime member Toniann Richard as president-elect. See the full list of elected leaders here: https://www.ruralhealth.us/advocacy/get-involved/rural-health-congress

01/26/2026

NRHA’s Rural Health Policy Institute is only two weeks away! We can’t wait to advocate with everyone in person in D.C. It’s not too late to register: https://www.ruralhealth.us/events/schedule/rural-health-policy-institute

01/23/2026

This week in NRHA Today: NRHA talks health care, RHTP with Trump admin; one month to submit NRHA award nominations; roadmap for Native maternal health solutions; deepening nursing shortage that threatens care; and more: https://nrha_weblink_test.informz.net/informzdataservice/onlineversion/ind/bWFpbGluZ2luc3RhbmNlaWQ9MTIyMzA3MDMmc3Vic2NyaWJlcmlkPTExNTIwNDM1MTU=

01/23/2026

It’s time to honor your heroes! NRHA member nominations are now open for NRHA’s Rural Health Awards. Nominate your favorite rural health individual, program, or organization so they may be honored nationally: https://www.ruralhealth.us/about-us/rural-health-awards/rural-health-awards-nominations

01/21/2026

In the latest Rural Horizons, get to know NRHA’s 2026 President Carrie Henning-Smith, a well-known rural health researcher and advocate with the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center. https://www.ruralhealth.us/blogs/2026/1-jan/making-magic-get-to-know-nrha-president-carrie-henning-smith

01/20/2026

“All of us have a vested interest in making sure that these funds are used accountably. It’s a lot of money, and it’s not money that’s likely to be offered to rural America again,” says NRHA’s Carrie Cochran-McClain. Read more: https://www.healthcare-brew.com/stories/2026/01/12/cms-dispersing-rural-health-fund-offset-medicaid-cuts

States brace for $1+ trillion in Medicaid cuts.

01/15/2026

This week in NRHA Today: RHTP awards approximate to $100 to $500 per resident; what America’s healthiest state says about rural; NRHA's 2025 advocacy wins, 2026 goals; house passes ACA tax credit extension; and more: https://nrha_weblink_test.informz.net/informzdataservice/onlineversion/ind/bWFpbGluZ2luc3RhbmNlaWQ9MTIyMjM4OTQmc3Vic2NyaWJlcmlkPTExNTIwNDM1MTU=

01/14/2026

Tomorrow is the deadline to submit research for presentation at the nation’s largest rural health event, NRHA’s Annual Rural Health Conference this spring in San Diego. Learn more and act now: https://www.ruralhealth.us/events/annual-rural-health-conference-call-for-presentations

01/13/2026

ICYMI: NRHA’s latest Journal of Rural Health is now available online! Check it out: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17480361/2025/41/4?campaign=woletoc

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