Trump’s $50B Rural Health Bet Meets a Healthcare Desert in North Carolina By Sarah Jane Tribble and Amanda Seitz May 22, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/rural-health/rural-health-fund-hospital-closures-north-carolina-martin-general/ Republicans promise that $50 billion in new health funding will help rural America. But it’s not expected to aid the years-long effort in North Carolina’s Martin County to reopen its only hospital.