Although experts generally support the stated goals of programs targeting rural areas in HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” initiative, many have questioned whether the actual policies are up to the task.“Overall, the growing attention on rural health care and the barriers faced by rural residents is music to our ears,” Rebecca J. Schmidt, DO, FACP, FASN, assistant dean for rural outreach and community engagement, and professor of medicine in the division of nephrology, at West Virginia University School of Medicine, told Healio. “It is refreshing to note that