Medical services that are designed to reduce pain and discomfort for the dying may also reduce the demand for more expensive treatments, a new study says. Expanding the use of hospice services among rural residents in the last six months of their lives could reduce patients’ need for more expensive […]

Rural advocates and political leaders respond to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue’s announcement that he will eliminate the undersecretary position that oversees programs for rural housing, broadband, electricity, water treatment and other services. The other shoe dropped last week when Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said he plans to eliminate the leadership […]