When someone dials 911 for a medical or traumatic emergency, they expect help to arrive quickly. But in many parts of the United States, that expectation is increasingly out of reach. In rural ...

The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Nonprofit Quarterly report that rural living exacerbates maternal health crises, ...

Despite higher rates of chronic disease in rural areas vs. their urban counterparts, rural America's health care infrastructure is collapsing. Since 2010, about 150 rural hospitals have closed or been ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover global and domestic health care and conservation. This essay is the first in a four-part series I’m calling Rural Health ...

A nationwide experiment to give health care in rural America a $50 billion makeover is underway. The Trump administration, in a late December announcement, revealed how much each state will get under ...

With the onset of the Great Depression, the United States appeared on the verge of political revolt in rural areas. For half a century, rural people had felt increasingly marginalized by changes in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover global and domestic health care and conservation. GRUNDY, VIRGINIA - Optometry students administer vision tests to ...

More Americans are choosing rural states over big cities as they relocate in 2026. Analyzing U.S. Census migration data alongside housing market figures, self-storage software provider and data ...

Across the nation, the consequences of a childcare shortage are dire. Women leave the workforce. Young families move away. Employers can’t find enough workers. The childcare providers who remain often ...

Policy changes, training programs, and adjusted pay for family childcare providers are some of the solutions developed through collaboration between non-profits and state and local governments across ...