What's in Store for Rural Health? A Conversation on Legislation, Funding and Advocacy with Laura Appel
The state of national healthcare has never been quite this tumultuous. As funding hits the chopping block and rural hospitals scramble to prop their doors open, we look to organizations like the MHA t...
6 Nov 202542min
November 3, 2025: ACA Marketplace Premiums, and How Some Rural Hospitals are Keeping their Birthing Centers Open
Rural Health News is a weekly segment of Rural Health Today, a podcast by Hillsdale Hospital. News sources for this episode: Rayna Wallace et al., “8 Things to Watch for the 2026 ACA Open Enrollment...
3 Nov 20259min
Overcoming Challenges as a Critical Access Hospital in Rural Michigan with Tim Johnson
Leading rural hospitals has become a challenging pursuit for this generation of CEOs. We’re facing drastic funding cuts, policies that threaten healthcare sustainability, and a country that has been g...
30 Okt 202546min
October 27, 2025: The Truth Behind the 340B Drug Discount Program
Rural Health News is a weekly segment of Rural Health Today, a podcast by Hillsdale Hospital. News sources for this episode: National Rural Health Association, “340B Drug Pricing Program & Pharmac...
27 Okt 202512min
An Examination of the Rural Health Transformation Fund with Lauren LaPine
Rural health faces a dangerous future with cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and other vital funding sources right around the corner. There’s been a lot of talk about the Rural Health Transformation Fund, bu...
23 Okt 202536min
Driving Patient-Centered Performance in Rural Hospitals with Lee Ann Odom
Healthcare strategy has a far-reaching impact on patients, systems and communities. Lee Ann Odom is here to share her perspective and insight as a principal at PYA. We’ll talk about patient care, heal...
16 Okt 202541min
October 13, 2025 News Update: An update on Michigan's Healthcare Budget & How to Access Available Federal Funds
Rural Health News is a weekly segment of Rural Health Today, a podcast by Hillsdale Hospital. Rural Health Today is a production of Hillsdale Hospital in Hillsdale, Michigan and a member of the Hea...
13 Okt 202513min
Rural Health & Maternity Care: How Communities Play a Vital Role in Perinatal Psychiatric Wellness
Dr. Maria Muzik is a professor of psychiatry and OB-GYN at the University of Michigan, co-director of Zero to Thrive & Strong Roots Programs, medical director of Perinatal & Reproductive Psychiatry, m...
9 Okt 202542min
