As labor and delivery units close across the country, more mothers are forced to make hard choices as they plan for birth; however, one hospital in rural Minnesota is fighting to keep care accessible.

Community organizations across rural North Carolina gathered in September to address food insecurity and improve food access in underserved communities.

Hospitals enrolled in the 340B program provide less charity care than other nonprofit hospitals, despite receiving discounted drugs.

The RCAP held a water infrastructure conference in late August, bringing together lawmakers, experts, and local officials to discuss water infrastructure in local communities.

Cook County, Illinois is predicting the highest level in free or discounted care in over a decade for 2027.

Small, local grocery stores are getting support from a $26 million grant in Illinois.

As the 340B program continues to expand, hospitals’ profit margins increase but patients rarely see the benefits.

The EPA is giving New York 10 years to remove all lead pipes in statewide systems, but first they must identify where these pipes are located.

Despite the growing number of uninsured Americans, nonprofit hospitals are failing to provide adequate charity care to patients who need it.

A new full-service grocery store opened in Birmingham, Alabama, providing fresh produce to the community after three years without a full-service store.

The 340B program gives hospitals incentives intended to aid vulnerable patients, but those profits are rarely reinvested into patients under the current system.

The city of Hastings, MN is suing Minnesota based company 3M for allegedly releasing PFAS chemicals into a least five groundwater and municipal wells.

In 14 states, the closure of a rural hospital or it’s maternity ward would force Medicaid patients to travel more than an hour for inpatient obstetric care.

Recent reports show that every Congressional District in upstate and Western New York is home to at least one food desert.

The 340B program was designed to help safety-net hospitals serve vulnerable patients with drug discounts, but it’s not always working as intended.

Veolia, Delaware’s drinking water supplier is suing nine companies for failing to prevent toxic PFAS chemicals from contaminating drinking water.

Twelve small, rural hospitals in Tennessee are at immediate risk for closure.

The Franklin Food Pantry in Massachusetts released its impact report for FY2026, revealing an increase in demand for food assistance in the community.

In 2025, the size of 340B profits increased 23%, fueling calls for program reform and increased transparency.

Communities across the country are responding to lead contamination in drinking water, however, California’s new inventory shows that there are no lead service lines left in the state.