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National Grange Marks Passage of the MCED Act
The National Grange today issued the following statement celebrating the passage of the Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act (H.R. 842/S. 339) – landmark legislation that expands access to innovative cancer screening technologies for Medicare beneficiaries.
Read MoreNational Grange Issues Statement Supporting Passage of MCED Act
The National Grange, the nation’s oldest rural advocacy and service organization, today issued a statements urging swift congressional passage of the Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act (H.R. 842/S. 339)
Read MoreThe National Grange is pleased to announce a new round of Rural Life Initiative grants
The Rural Life Initiative: Bridging the Gaps Grant offers funding to support local Granges’ event-based projects that bring the community together and help engage new Grange members.
Read MoreNational Grange President Calls for Action to Strengthen Rural America
Morning Agclips spotlights National Grange President Christine Hamp’s annual address which focuses on agriculture, healthcare and infrastructure as priorities for renewal.
Read MoreNational Grange supports Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA)
President Christine Hamp tells the House Committee on Ways and Means that Medicare should cover obesity care for rural residents
Read MoreNational Grange Urges Medicare Part D Coverage for Dialysis Patients
In a letter to Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator of the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services, the National Grange urged CMS to restore Phosphate Lowering Therapies to Medicare Part D coverage. This is important for rural dialysis patients to access these therapies at their local community pharmacies.
Read MoreOp Ed: Public Safety Does Not End at the City Limits
Five years ago, the Bertschi Road Fire burned in Klickitat County in rural Washington state. The terrain was unforgiving, the flames unpredictable, and the first responders faced the added danger of having little to no cellular coverage. Communication was spotty at best, and without it, coordination can collapse, putting lives in danger.
Read MoreRural Health Report 2025
The National Grange is proud to release the 2025 Rural Health Report, shedding light on the persistent disparities and barriers to care that rural Americans face. From limited access to primary care providers and specialists to longer travel times, higher rates of chronic illness, and gaps in behavioral health services. Rural communities continue to struggle with inequities that impact quality of life and overall well-being.
Read MoreGrange thanks Treasury Secretary Bessent for Corporate Transparency Act Exemption
Corporate Transparency Act regulations required farmers, ranchers, and small business to file large expensive reports that many times required legal assistance just to prove they were not laundering foreign money. Early in 2025, Treasury issued a rule that exempted domestic entities ….
Read MoreGrange Urges Approval of RSV Vaccine
The National Grange filed comments April 11 with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services ‘ Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, urging the committee to approve coverage of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine for high risk adults over age 50. The Grange referenced health care disparities between rural and urban residents.
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