PHOENIX -- Gov. Katie Hobbs is applying to get $1 billion in newly available federal aid to help shore up rural health care -- especially with the risk of loss of federal Medicaid dollars.

The money is part of $50 billion that Congress set aside for the next five years in its "Big Beautiful Bill'' to support the delivery of health care in rural Arizona. The funding was pushed by lawmakers who said they wanted to address the unique financial challenges facing rural hospitals. ×

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