US EditionWashington Governor Proposes Plan to Invest $1 Billion Into Rural Health Care
Washington plans to allocate 10% of the $1 billion investment to Indian health care providers as part of a bipartisan effort to upgrade rural health infrastructure and services.
- On Wednesday, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson announced the state applied to the federal Rural Health Transformation Program seeking $1 billion over five years in equal $200 million installments, led by the Washington State Health Care Authority as a bipartisan plan.
- Of Washington's 39 counties, 29 are rural with over 1 million residents facing higher chronic disease rates and fewer than one in 10 family medicine residents practice rurally.
- The proposal includes about $1,000 million for hospital infrastructure, with 10% reserved for Indian Health Care Providers and $4 million annually for Project ECHO at the University of Washington.
- By Dec. 31, 2025, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will approve or deny applications, while Governor Bob Ferguson seeks a meeting with Dr. Mehmet Oz amid funding concerns from state Health Care Authority officials.
- In collaboration with tribes and stakeholders, Washington applied for $1 billion from CMS, citing nearly 300 comments informing its rural health plan.
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Washington state submits bipartisan application for $1 billion in rural healthcare funds
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Governor Bob Ferguson announced on Wednesday that the state had submitted an application for the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, seeking $1 billion in funds to support a five-year bipartisan plan for rural healthcare in Washington.
Arkansas Applies for $1B in Federal Rural Health Funding, Unveils Major Health Plan
Arkansas has applied for $1 billion in funding from the federal Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program. Established under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the program is set to distribute a total of $50 billion to states, aiming to strengthen rural health care across the next five years. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services within the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services will determine how much each state will be awarded by no …
Washington makes pitch to feds for $1B in rural health funding • Washington State Standard
(Photo by Thomas Barwick/Getty Images)Washington is making its bid for a billion dollars in new federal funding for rural health care. The so-called “big, beautiful bill” that congressional Republicans approved in July included a total of $50 billion for the Rural Health Transformation Program. The money is meant to offset some of the expected damage to rural hospitals from the law’s steep cuts to Medicaid. In Washington’s rural areas, federal s…
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