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Trustees hear briefing on rural health grants, raised concerns about reimbursement timelines
Summary
A Saint Andrew’s representative told trustees the state received $223.5 million from a federal rural health program and that $50,000 micro‑grants will be available to most counties; trustees and staff cautioned that short notice on reimbursement rules and funding sunsets in 2030 could threaten sustainability.
A representative for Saint Andrew’s told the Board of Trustees that federal and state rural health transformation funds are opening new grant opportunities but also pose sustainability and timing challenges.
The presenter summarized the federal initiative as “$50,000,000,000 to lifting up and supporting rural health care,” and said the state received $223,500,000 for the fiscal year. The representative described roughly 31 initiatives under consideration — ranging from telehealth and EMS…
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