CHARLESTON \u2014 Gov. Patrick Morrisey is asking for public input on West Virginia\u2019s application for millions of dollars in federal funding meant to target rural health.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services opened the application process for the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program on Monday. The program is a provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, or HR 1, which made historic cuts and changes to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Marketplace.<\/p>\n
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