Bill > LB775

This bill establishes the Rural Health Transformation Program within the Department of Health and Human Services, aiming to improve healthcare access, quality, and outcomes in rural areas by transforming how healthcare is delivered. The program will support innovative approaches to healthcare in rural communities, focusing on preventative health, addressing the underlying causes of diseases, and helping rural providers become more efficient and sustainable. It also intends to attract and keep skilled healthcare professionals in rural areas, encourage new care models that improve health outcomes and coordinate patient care, and promote the use of technology for efficient care delivery, data security, and access to digital health tools for rural facilities, providers, and patients. The bill also indicates an intent to allocate federal funds from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), a federal agency that administers Medicare and Medicaid, to the Department of Health and Human Services specifically for this program.

Health and Social Services

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