North Dakota lawmakers poised to act next week on federal rural health spending

By: Mary Steurer

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: January 14, 2026

Words: 875

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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North Dakota lawmakers took final steps this week to prepare for next week’s special session to authorize the spending of federal health care money.

Congress last year created the $50 billion for Rural Health Transformation Program as a way to offset losses rural states will incur due to Medicaid cuts.

North Dakota received $199 million for the first year of the five-year grant, but is also budgeting for the additional roughly $200 million it …

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