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Pratt County staff urge quick input on federal rural health incentive fund; EMS billing idea highlighted
Summary
A Pratt County staff member told the commission that a newly created federal rural health incentive fund could pay for start-up innovations such as billing by EMS for on-scene care; Kansas has a tight, fast-moving deadline to submit ideas to the state.
Heather, a Pratt County staff member, told the county commission that a newly created federal rural health incentive fund could bring money to rural providers — including the county's hospital and emergency medical services — but that Kansas officials are working on an exceptionally short schedule.
"The fund was created, $50,000,000,000 fund. Half of the fund will be divided equally amongst the states," Heather said during the meeting, adding that the other half will be competitively awarded and that Kansas may receive additional priority points when the state applies.
The fund, Heather said, is intended to support short-term,…
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