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Health department outlines rural health transformation plan, awaits federal award
Summary
ND Department of Health and Human Services detailed its Rural Health Transformation Program application—prioritizing workforce, right-sizing care, prevention and data modernization—and said the state expects a federal award decision by Dec. 31.
Sarah Aker, executive director in the Division of Medical Services at the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, briefed the committee on the state's application to the federal Rural Health Transformation Program created in the federal 'Big Beautiful Bill Act' (HR 1).
Aker said the federal program funds multi-year grants intended to transform rural care delivery and that North Dakota's application—submitted Nov. 3—requested funding across four primary themes: workforce; prevention and chronic-disease interventions; care closer to home and right-sizing health delivery for communities; and data/technology modernization. "Workforce was identified as the…
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