Deadline to submit comments to the survey is August 14.

The Mississippi Division of Medicaid is seeking public input into the disbursement of federal funding under a new grant program called the Rural Health Transformation Fund.

Funding for the Rural Health Transformation Fund was approved last month as part of the budget reconciliation process for fiscal 2025 under H.R.1, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA).

Under Section 71401 of the bill, Section 2105 of the Social Security Act was amended to set aside $50 billion in grant funds for the program. Those funds will be distributed over five years, or $10 billion per fiscal year until 2030.

Funding as part of Rural Health Transformation Program will be distributed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to al

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