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The bill includes robust funding for rural health programs, despite proposals in the \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/budget_fy2027.pdf\" \\h \u0014President’s FY 2027 Budget Request\u0015 (PBR) to eliminate of many core programs such as the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (Flex), the State Offices of Rural Health (SORH), the Rural Hospital Stabilization Program, and the Rural Hospital Provider Assistance Program.\nNRHA has numerous ways for you to get involved and make your voice heard, all compiled here in our toolkit.\nTable of Contents\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Advocacy_Campaign:_Urge\" \u0014Advocacy Campaign: Urge Congress to Invest in Rural Health\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Advocacy_Campaign_How-To\" \u0014Advocacy Campaign How-To Guide\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Template_Letter_to\" \u0014Template Letter to Members of Congress\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Talking_Points\" \u0014Rural Health Program Talking Points\u0015:\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Medicare_Rural_Hospital\" \u0014Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_State_Offices_of_2\" \u0014State Offices of Rural Health\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Rural_Hospital_Stabilization\" \u0014Rural Hospital Stabilization Program\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Rural_Hospital_Provider\" \u0014Rural Hospital Provider Assistance Program\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Rural_Residency_Planning_1\" \u0014Rural Residency Planning and Development\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_State_Offices_of\" \u0014USDA Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Program\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Rural_Health_Care_1\" \u0014Rural Health Care Outreach Services programs\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Rural_Communities_Opioid\" \u0014Rural Communities Opioid Response Program\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_CDC_Office_of\" \u0014CDC Office of Rural Health\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_NRHA_FY_2027\" \u0014NRHA’s FY 2027 Appropriations Requests Table\u0015\nYou can also find these resources on our \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.ruralhealth.us/advocacy/advocacy-priority-areas/appropriations\" \u0014Appropriations Hub\u0015\n\u000f\nAdvocacy Campaign: Urge Congress to Invest in Rural Health\nUse NRHA’s FY 2027 appropriations advocacy campaign to send an email directly to your senators and representative about the importance of fully funding rural health programs. Our advocacy campaigns include a pre-drafted message on rural health appropriations and an opportunity for you to personalize your email with your own story. Access the advocacy campaign \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.votervoice.net/NRHA/campaigns/134355/respond\" \u0014here\u0015.\nAdvocacy Campaign How-To Guide\n\u000f\nTemplate Letter to Members of Congress\u0005\nMonth X, 2026\nSenator/Representative\nU.S. Senate/U.S. House of Representatives\nOffice\nWashington, DC 20510\nDear Senator/Representative XXX,\nEarlier this year, the \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/budget_fy2027.pdf\" \\t \"_blank\" \u0014President’s FY 2027 Budget Request\u0015 (PBR) was released, which called for decrease in funding for Federal Office of Rural Health Program (FORHP) programs and the elimination of many core programs such as the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (Flex), the State Offices of Rural Health (SORH), the Rural Hospital Stabilization Program, and the Rural Hospital Provider Assistance Program. The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) released its \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://gw4inspab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001_Sr1tXm7VCeGl0SY2Nl12N6NTl74VqEVzH92dPOqGao_BRDouEHVe0b29H9MKGiGV5zwKL0UO-9-Qd_SZS0ThdugKPnwP5kjEMzylZSeNAB0skATKSQI0dXxflfrko6Q8G4M5tj6JE3d9A3lJpFB2nck5ygB7b_LLCj0X1bxW9rdNP8bFXxw5pqE6l_PXoDUNMbydH21pJSdwTb_F1tH69FfcbZ-6SrKPHUGlBcifJIogAQXZ9wFYCn-HcEMtYrh&c=ZZ9V5YvKGOEIOG8a7oSBR9jiQl4BfolccuQOE2J1MhoII8sduYNFZQ==&ch=egSsII1","cbCailbmyz2iGaOJ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailbmyz2iGaOJ","docx",711916,"English","# Advocacy Campaign: Urge Congress to Invest in Rural Health\n## Advocacy Campaign How-To Guide\n## Template Letter to Members of Congress\n## Rural Health Program Talking Points\n## Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program\n## State Offices of Rural Health\n## Rural Hospital Stabilization Program\n## Rural Hospital Provider Assistance Program\n## Rural Residency Planning and Development\n## USDA Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Program\n## Rural Health Care Outreach Services programs\n## Rural Communities Opioid Response Program\n## CDC Office of Rural Health\n## NRHA’s FY 2027 Appropriations Requests Table","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the Rural Health Appropriations Toolkit?\",\"answer\":\"It supports an advocacy effort to urge Congress to invest in rural health by focusing on FY 2027 appropriations and the importance of fully funding rural health programs.\"},{\"question\":\"How can advocates contact their senators and representative using the toolkit?\",\"answer\":\"The toolkit provides an NRHA FY 2027 advocacy campaign with a pre-drafted message and an option to personalize the email with the advocate’s own story.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the template letter to members of Congress include?\",\"answer\":\"It contains a fill-in structure with sender and office details, references the President’s FY 2027 Budget Request and the House Appropriations Committee funding bill, and urges Congress to fully fund rural health programs through a comprehensive FY 2027 appropriations package.\"}]","Rural Health Appropriations Toolkit - Advocacy Campaign Guide | DOCX",1788103991]