Maternal care deserts are growing in rural America, leaving pregnant patients with few options, long travel times, and inconsistent access to essential services. As of 2025, nearly half of U.S. counties now have no hospital-based obstetric services, and rural [...]

I recently had the privilege of joining Dr. Rhiannon Winsor on The Exam Room podcast to talk about what innovation really means for FQHCs and community health centers. What struck me during our conversation is how often "innovation" gets [...]

Occasionally, Telehealth Tuesday readers and colleagues send me reports for comment. A few weeks ago, Hannah Jelliman from the UK-based telehealth platform Whereby shared their latest market research. Here’s my take on what it gets right — and what it [...]

Behavioral health remains one of the most pressing and underserved areas in healthcare — especially in rural and low-resource settings. As part of the broader effort to support rural innovation under CMS’s Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program, this five-part [...]

Chronic disease is the leading cause of death, disability, and healthcare spending in the U.S. — and it disproportionately impacts rural communities. Yet rural patients with diabetes, hypertension, COPD, and heart failure often face delayed treatment, missed follow-ups, and limited [...]

Primary care is the foundation of a high-functioning healthcare system, but in rural America, it is also one of the most fragile. Many communities lack enough clinicians so patients often have to travel long distances even for basic services, [...]