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Texas leaders urge rural providers to apply for $50 billion federal rural health program
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Governor Greg Abbott and Secretary Kennedy urged rural health providers to apply for a new federal $50 billion rural health program, highlighted state contributions and prioritized telehealth, workforce and primary care; officials said decisions are due Dec. 1 and funds would begin distribution in January.
Governor Greg Abbott and Secretary Kennedy urged rural health providers on Monday to prepare applications for a federal $50 billion program they described as designed to stabilize and transform rural health care.
"The secret weapon for us is it's the rural areas of the state that produce the food, fiber, and fuel for the entire nation," Abbott said, framing rural health as central to both the state and national well-being. Abbott said Texas has already committed state funding to rural health, citing more than $300 million from the most recent legislative session…
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