NRHA Statement on House Appropriations Committee FY 2027 L-HHS Funding Bill

PRESS RELEASE

National Rural Health Association 

June 8, 2026

On June 5, 2026, the House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services (L-HHS) Subcommittee passed its fiscal year (FY) 2027 funding bill out of the Subcommittee and sent it to the full House Appropriations Committee. The bill includes robust funding for rural health programs, despite proposals in the President’s FY 2027 Budget Request (PBR) to eliminate 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. This outcome would not be possible without the significant advocacy efforts of our members.

NRHA is ecstatic to see Congress’ strong support for rural health through increased funding for many rural programs at FORHP, including increases over the FY 2026 enacted levels and the FY 2027 PBR. We applaud the House Appropriations Committee for working towards a comprehensive FY 2027 appropriations package and hope to see it pass the full House. Additionally, we urge the Senate to quickly advance its own appropriations funding package to support rural communities. 

Please find a summary of the L-HHS appropriations bill here and NRHA’s FY 2027 Appropriations Requests here. We encourage you to utilize our FY 2027 appropriations advocacy campaign to make sure Congress passes a comprehensive FY 2027 budget. Please contact Carrie Cochran McClain (ccochran@ruralhealth.us) if you have any questions.