Idaho House passes bill to oversee federal Rural Health Transformation program money

By: Laura Guido

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: March 19, 2026

Words: 534

Last Updated: 2 days, 12 hours ago

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The Idaho House of Representatives on Wednesday took action to provide legislative oversight on a nearly $200 million federal grant meant to improve rural health care access.

Nearly $200M federal rural health grant in limbo in Idaho Legislature

The money, part of the Rural Health Transformation program, came from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act approved by Congress in July, but the state hasn’t had the ability to spend any of …

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