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/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8shUSLPEqhMsF8GJ9bYbA9XuSNRagZ2UVwepj10uHsrxwwRq1AfiLMlYbPbdXyaRqCF3BlJwDY7pZXLdMNGP6opUe5Ig&_hsmi=420133532&utm_content=420133532&utm_source=hs_email Trump’s $50B Rural Health Bet Meets a Healthcare Desert in North Carolina By Sarah Jane Tribble and Amanda Seitz 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. https://kffhealthnews.org/series/rural-health-payout/