Arizona pledges $57 million a year to fix rural health care. Here’s what that could mean for our communities

Arizona has launched a 10-year plan to fix what state officials call a “broken” rural health care system — one where people often drive long distances to see a doctor, where clinics are stretched thin, and where chronic illnesses go unchecked for too long.

The state’s Rural Health Transformation Program will invest at least $57 million a year through 2031 to close the health gap between city and country. That money will fund mobile clinics, new mental health crisis centers, maternal health services, and a major push to train and keep doctors and nurses in small towns and on Tribal lands. ×

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