Last September, President Trump signed a Proclamation requiring new H-1B Visa applicants to pay a fee of $100,000. This fee is dangerous for rural communities that rely on H-1B doctors to staff and provide care at their facilities.Fortunately, a bipartisan group of...

The Trump Administration's FY2027 budget request for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposes the elimination of several critical rural health programs, echoing last year's budget proposal. Programs slated for elimination include the State Offices of Rural...

Current Medicare telehealth flexibilities continue to disadvantage RHCs. In February 2026, Congress passed a two-year extension of Medicare telehealth flexibilities, perpetuating the "special payment rule" (G2025) that reimburses telehealth visits at a significantly lower...

Excitingly, the CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 (H.R.4206 & S.1261) is gaining momentum on Capitol Hill. This bill would permanently allow RHCs to provide telehealth services without geographic restrictions, allowing patients to receive these services from their homes...

NARHC is thrilled to announce the introduction of the Modernizing Rural Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Utilization Act (H.R.5199)! Introduced by Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) and Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02), this bill allows PAs and NPs to...

NARHC is thrilled to announce the introduction of the Rural Health Clinic Location Modernization Act (H.R.5198)!Introduced by Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) and Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02), this bill ensures RHCs can continue operating in communities under 50,000...

NARHC is thrilled to announce the introduction of the Rural Behavioral Health Improvement Act (H.R.5217)!Introduced by Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02) and Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01), this bill eliminates restrictions on the amount of behavioral health services...

In June of 2025, Representatives Ashley Hinson (IA-02) and Hillary Scholten (MI-03) introduced the Registered Nurses (RNs) for Rural Health Act (H.R. 3878).  This bipartisan bill  would allow RNs at RHCs to conduct Annual Wellness Visits (AWVs) and receive...