Rural Health Policy Update

FY 2022 Appropriations:  As the deadline approaches for Congress to submit their funding requests to the House Appropriations Committee, NOSORH has asked Congress to increase funding for the SORH line of the State Office of Rural Health Grant program to $15...

Rural Health Policy Update

Appropriations Update: The White House is expected to release a skinny budget on April 2, with the full budget request being submitted to Congress later in the month. The House Appropriations Committee has extended its deadlines for submissions by members for the...

Rural Health Policy Update

Congress Returns to Begin New Session:  In January, the 117th Congress was sworn-in. The annual appropriations process has taken a back seat to the COVID stimulus plan being debated by the White House and Congress. Expect the Biden Administration to release their...

Rural Health Policy Update

As the calendar gets ready to flip to 2021, Congress remains in DC (virtually) to finish up 2020. The one “must-pass” legislative item remaining is the fiscal year (FY) 2021 appropriations funding bill.  The federal government is currently operating under a continuing...

Rural Health Policy Update

Continuing Resolution Passed by Congress:  On October 1, President Trump signed into law a continuing resolution (CR) that extends fiscal year (FY) 2020 federal funding for health programs like SORH and FLEX through December 11, 2020.  Congress will begin...