Florida Senate President Ben Albritton opened the 2025 legislative session with big plans for the state’s rural areas. “We’ve seen tremendous economic growth in urban areas of Florida,” he told ...

This essay is the first in a 4-part series I’m calling Rural Health Resilience—a look at the state of rural health in America ...

The University of Florida’s new HealthScreen program will use mobile health vehicles to send community health workers and ...

Lawmakers added a $50 billion program for rural health to President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending package with ...

Rural communities transform from medical research's forgotten citizens to active contributors to scientific advancement ...

Healthcare experts prepare for the fallout of more than $1 trillion in Medicaid after the passage of President Donald Trump's ...

Plan aimed at bolstering health care, education, transportation and economic development in rural areas Jim Turner , News Service of Florida reporter Published: March 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM ...

♦ RURAL FLORIDA: Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, has made a priority of what he calls the “Rural Renaissance” plan. The plan includes trying to bolster health care, education ...

This legislation would increase costs to provide healthcare services to Floridians, especially in our rural and aging communities, expose Florida’s physicians and healthcare providers to ...

Far too often, rural residents can’t get timely and high-quality care. Search. Subscribe. Manage profile. Donate. Log in Log out. Menu. Close. ... Rural Florida needs better cancer care.

Florida’s low rank was driven primarily by issues of healthcare cost and accessibility, according to the report. “Women are not getting the healthcare that they need due to affordability ...