Rural America faces many nuanced challenges that impact the well-being and economic vitality of its residents, including lower income, economic restructuring, and an aging population. This demographic ...

HUMPHREY — The well that provides water to the trailer court Karen Mackel owns about six miles south of Norfolk quickly ran dry last summer as intense drought conditions caused nearby farmers to up ...

The rising cost of delivering care to rural Americans is only one part of the story. What matters most to patients, and to those of us who have spent our careers caring for them, is getting care when ...

Editor’s Note: Portions of the data and quotes used in the story were originally published last year as part of the A-J’s ongoing rural healthcare series. The healthcare industry as a whole faces ...