Health workforce woes cited as federal spending plan moves ahead in North Dakota

By: Mary Steurer

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: January 22, 2026

Words: 933

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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North Dakota’s Rural Health Transformation Program budget bill along with four related policy bills passed their first floor votes in the Legislature Thursday morning.

The budget bill, House Bill 1623, is the reason the North Dakota Legislature reconvened this week for the special session. It gives the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services the authority to spend incoming federal Rural Health Transformation Program dollars.

The program was created by Congress last summer …

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