With advances in midwifery and a growing culture of self-determination, more women are choosing to give birth at home. Homebirth advocaters are asking how (or whether) law should address the threshold of life.

A research report draws the wrong conclusion about the death rate at rural, critical access hospitals vs. the death rate at large, urban medical centers. The real story would have been if researchers had found no difference. 

In an environment where spending cuts are routine and often viewed positively, members of Congress hear how increased funding for Indian health has improved results and likely saved lives.

Medicare cuts from sequestration will cost rural communities 12,000 healthcare jobs. But even bigger problems await rural residents in states that don’t expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.