Oz: All 50 States Apply For Rural Health Fund As Applications Close

By Sigi Ris, Jalen Brown / November 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM

As applications close at midnight Wednesday (Nov. 5) for the GOP megabill’s rural health fund, CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz says all 50 states plan to apply -- and one state is touting its proposals to improve nutrition, strengthen the rural workforce and use telehealth to promote coordination of health care within rural communities.


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