- Weathering the Storm Together: Community Resiliency Hubs Hold the Promise of Local Self-Sufficiency and Supportive Mutual Aid
- Virginia Tech Researchers Bring Rural Families into the Nation's Largest Study of Early Brain and Child Development
- Expanding Access to Cancer Care for Rural Veterans
- VA: Veterans Rural Health Advisory Committee, Notice of Meeting
- Scaling Rural Wellness with Clever Collaboration
- Stroudwater Associates Enhances Rural Healthcare Dashboard with New Data to Support State Rural Transformation Grant Applications
- Harvest Season Is Here: Busy Times Call for Increased Focus on Safety and Health
- HHS Dispatches More Than 70 Public Health Service Officers to Strengthen Care in Tribal Communities
- Wisconsin Rural Hospitals Team up to Form Network
- CMS Launches Landmark $50 Billion Rural Health Transformation Program
- American Heart Association Provides Blood Pressure Kits at Southeast Arkansas Regional Libraries to Support Rural Health
- Broadening Access to Minimally Invasive Surgery Could Narrow Rural-Urban Health Gaps
- Instead of Selling, Some Rural Hospitals Band Together To Survive
- Help Line Gives Pediatricians Crucial Mental Health Information to Help Kids, Families
- Rural Health: A Strategic Opportunity for Governors
Senate Budget Resolution Passes
The Senate voted last Friday to adopt its budget resolution. The vote was mostly along party lines, 52-48, except for Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who voted against. While the House is expected to vote on its own budget resolution this week, the resolutions differ significantly. Both chambers must agree on a single version of the reconciliation bills to proceed.
House Passes GOP Budget Bill in Key Step for Trump Agenda
The U.S. House passed Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) budget bill Tuesday. It is the critical first step for passing the massive fiscal agenda that Johnson and Pres. Trump have championed — though there are still more hurdles to clear. The vote was 217-215, with just one Republican — Rep. Thomas Massie (Ky.) — voting no and Democrats unified in opposition. Earlier Tuesday, Trump appeared to walk back his endorsement of the House budget by saying he is also considering the narrower version the Senate advanced last week. Johnson will also have to continue contending with right-wing hardliners in his conference, just a handful of whom can tank any party-line vote. Source: Axios
Pennsylvania Rep. Guenst Reintroduces Nurse Practitioner Legislation
Representative Nancy Guenst has reintroduced legislation, HB 739, to grant full practice authority to nurse practitioners (NPs), increasing access to care for the people of Pennsylvania. The PACHC Board of Directors voted to support this legislation. Rep. Tarik Khan (D-Philadelphia), who is a Nurse Practitioner at Family Practice and Counseling Network, is a co-sponsor of the legislation.