Executive Council approves first contracts for NH rural health program after calls for scrutiny

By: William Skipworth

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: March 17, 2026

Words: 568

Last Updated: 3 days, 13 hours ago

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After temporarily putting the brakes on the contracts to allow for heavier scrutiny, the New Hampshire Executive Council approved roughly $130 million in funding disbursement for its new marquee rural health program.

New Hampshire is set to receive roughly $200 million annually through the end of the decade from the federal government’s Rural Health Transformation Program. The money is intended to make health care more affordable and attainable in rural areas. In late 2025, …

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