Federal official tells Idaho lawmakers there’s ‘no leeway’ in awarding rural health funds

By: Laura Guido

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: May 28, 2026

Words: 746

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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A federal official overseeing a major rural health grant approved by Congress last summer emphasized to Idaho lawmakers that time was of the essence this summer if the state wanted to make full use of the award.

Kate Sapra, deputy director of the Office of Rural Health Transformation within the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, told legislators on the Idaho Rural Health Transformation Committee that there was “no leeway” for distributing …

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