Maryland Receives $168.4 Million in Second-Year Rural Health Transformation Funding
Maryland Governor Wes Moore announced in Annapolis on November 9 that the state has received $168,410,111 in second-year funding under the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, awarded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to improve care in rural communities. About one-third of Marylanders live in rural areas.
According to the governor's office, the second-year funding focuses on three pillars: about $17 million for the health care workforce, including about $16.4 million for training and retention; about $102 million for sustainable access to care, including $80 million already awarded in grants to 41 recipients; and about $10 million for the Eat for Health nutrition initiative, including $1.65 million distributed through NourishMD.
The program's first-year award to Maryland was $168 million, of which about $129 million has been awarded to 187 organizations. State Health Secretary Dr. Meena Seshamani said the state will keep directing funds to primary and preventive care in rural communities. U.S. Representative April McClain Delaney also welcomed the award.
The Rural Health Transformation Program is a five-year federal program supporting rural hospitals, clinics and community providers across the states. (Source: Office of the Governor of Maryland)
Source: Office of the Governor of Maryland
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