Arkansas to receive millions in federal funds for rural health | What to know

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Thanks to funding from the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, the state of Arkansas is set to receive $209 million over the course of the next five years.

The program is aimed at improving access to care in communities that need it most.

“It is a one year out of five years of money that’s going to be going towards improving access in rural health care for Arkansas,” described Senator Missy Irvin (R-Mountain View) when the news was announced last week…

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