Idaho receives $183 million more to boost rural healthcare affordability

Boise, Idaho ~ Idaho has been awarded nearly $183 million in additional federal funding to improve health care affordability and access in rural communities, Gov. Brad Little announced.

The funding comes from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Rural Health Transformation Program. It is part of nearly $1 billion awarded to Idaho over five years under H.R. 1, the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, according to the state.

The announcement follows Little's recent statement that Idaho had distributed its first-year funds to strengthen and modernize rural health care.

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Nearly all Idaho counties are considered rural, and communities face challenges including limited access to care, workforce shortages, financial sustainability and long distances to providers, the state said.

"Where you live should not determine whether you can access quality, affordable health care," Little said. He said the investment would support local providers and help bring care within reach for Idahoans.

The state's plan includes using technology to improve access, expanding care models, strengthening workforce recruitment and retention, supporting prevention and chronic disease efforts, and investing in rural health infrastructure and partnerships.

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