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Connecticut plans to deploy $154 million in federal rural health funds; DSS outlines 30-project rollout
Summary
Connecticut officials detailed plans to implement a $154 million federal Rural Health Transformation Program grant through 30 projects across 11 state agencies, saying funds must be obligated by Oct. 30 and that CMS must finish final approvals before contracts and subawards begin.
Connecticut Department of Social Services leadership said the state will use an initial allocation of more than $154 million from the federal Rural Health Transformation Program to launch 30 projects aimed at improving health care access and outcomes in rural communities.
Dan Sinclair, director of the Rural Health Transformation Program, and Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeds of the Connecticut Department of Social Services introduced the program and its leadership team during a public webinar. "As you know, we received over $154,000,000 for this work, and the pace at which we will have to move is really quite rapid," Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeds said, stressing the need for quick implementation.
The program is structured as a five'year federal initiative. Sinclair described the national envelope as roughly $50 billion divided into five project years; each year includes an "equal allocation" floor for every state and a variable second component distributed based on rural factors and progress…
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