Dr. Oz, Trump Medicaid director, in Nebraska to root for state rural health program, Big Red

By: Cindy Gonzalez

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: October 10, 2026

Words: 1,082

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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LINCOLN — Nebraska officials were joined Saturday by a top Trump administration official, Dr. Mehmet Oz, to announce updates in Medicaid and public rural health programs.

At a news conference at the State Capitol, Oz helped Gov. Jim Pillen tout the state’s rollout of the Rural Health Transformation Program, a national five-year, $10 billion-a-year federal grant program aimed at filling health care gaps in rural communities.

Of the $218.5 million Nebraska received …

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