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Proc 10863ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10863

National Rural Health Day, 2024

HealthcareHealthcare

In simple terms

This proclamation designates November 21, 2024, as National Rural Health Day and calls on Americans to reaffirm dedication to rural health. It recaps Biden administration investments in rural healthcare—including American Rescue Plan funding, Rural Emergency Hospital designation, telehealth expansion, and workforce training—but establishes no new programs, mandates, or policy changes.

Federal Register Open PDF 89 FR 94595

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 89 FR 94595

    Federal Register PDF

  3. National Rural Health Day proclaimed

Key directives

  • Proclaim November 21, 2024 as National Rural Health Day
  • Call upon the people of the United States to reaffirm dedication to the health and well-being of rural America

What to expect

Immediate

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Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Document is purely commemorative with no binding policy directives; all described programs are past-tense accomplishments, not new commitments
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