November 24, 2025: New Rules on Provider Tax, a Recent Cyber Attack and an Overnight Mental Health Urgent Care in Vermont
Rural Health News is a weekly segment of Rural Health Today, a podcast by Hillsdale Hospital. News sources for this episode: Alan Condon, “CMS issues guidance on new tax limits to close Medicaid ‘...
24 Nov 20256min
Rural Health Answers: "How can hospitals make their voices heard?" Featuring Scott Becker
Today we're back with Scott Becker discussing how to navigate the noisy world of healthcare news. Rural Health Today is a production of Hillsdale Hospital in Hillsdale, Michigan and a member of the...
20 Nov 20253min
November 17, 2025: EPTC Update, Irreversible Damage & How Regenerative Farming is Keeping Kansas Healthy
Rural Health News is a weekly segment of Rural Health Today, a podcast by Hillsdale Hospital. News sources for this episode: Katherine Tully-McManus Et. Al, “House votes to reopen government after...
17 Nov 202511min
Navigating the Politicization of Healthcare as Hospital Leaders with Scott Becker
In this episode, we’re talking about how to navigate the current state of healthcare news with insight and understanding. Healthcare has been a top contender for breaking news headlines all year, and ...
13 Nov 202547min
November 10, 2025: Open Enrollment, Reviewing 2025 Closures and Rural Suicide Prevention
Rural Health News is a weekly segment of Rural Health Today, a podcast by Hillsdale Hospital. News sources for this episode: MedHOK, “How the Government Shutdown Impacts Open Enrollment: What Heal...
10 Nov 20256min
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
