A joint statement released by the state’s three federal delegates revealed that North Dakota is set to secure $206 million for year two of the Rural Health Transformation Program.
The Grand Forks Herald said that this $206 million allocation maintains the state’s progress toward acquiring as much as $1 billion throughout the five-year lifespan of the RHTP.
The announcement said the funding supports “ongoing efforts to build a continuum of care across the entire state.” The funding news follows a meeting in North Dakota last week between the delegates and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. Health and Human Services secretary.
“This $206 million award builds on the progress North Dakota has made so far under the Rural Health Transformation Program and will unlock more opportunities to build a continuum of care across our state,” U.S. Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., said in the announcement.
U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., said “rural hospitals are essential to our communities, and the Rural Health Transformation Program is an investment in their future. This second-year award provides an opportunity to build on the progress already being made.”
U.S. Rep. Julie Fedorchack said she urges “state leaders to think big and use these one-time resources to fundamentally rethink and retool how we deliver healthcare in a way that maximizes access and quality at a cost that is sustainable.”
According to the statement, the delegation helped create the RHTP via the enactment of the Working Families Tax Cut Act while also backing Gov. Kelly Armstrong and his administration in submitting a robust proposal.
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