Sen. Moran Announces $4.4 Million Investment for Kansas Rural Health Services & Training

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today announced $4.4 million in federal resources for four Kansas rural health care providers and a technical college through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), which Sen. Moran helped establish in last year’s reconciliation legislation. The RHTP was created to help identify the root challenges facing rural health care and invest in solutions to improve outcomes for struggling providers. This federal program is administered by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. “Access to quality, affordable health care is critical to the success of our rural Kansas communities,” said Sen. Moran. “Expanding telehealth and trauma care services while supporting the next generation of health care workers will help make certain providers have the resources they need to continue providing care in rural communities. Those who live in small towns across our state should be able to easily access the care they need, and this investment will help bring treatment closer to home.” These federal resources will be used to strengthen the nursing pipeline, support trauma care readiness, upgrade equipment and expand access to telehealth services for rural Kansans. Kansas Recipients: Manhattan Area Technical College (Riley County) – $2,004,335 Kiowa District Hospital (Kiowa County) – $1,095,000 Augusta Family Practice (Butler County) – $549,230 AllWays Community Health Center (Atchison County) – $544,502 Logan County Hospital (Logan County) – $239,683 # # #