PHOENIX — Over the summer, the Trump administration outlined deep cuts to Medicaid, putting rural hospitals that rely on Medicaid patients at risk of closure. But federal officials promised to offset the funding loss with the new Rural Health Transformation Program.

Now, 50 states are scrambling to access a portion of the $50 billion pool intended to “strengthen rural communities across America.” Copy article link

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