Rural hospitals could see relief under bipartisan proposal co-sponsored by Kansas reps

By: Anna Kaminski

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: May 22, 2026

Words: 459

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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TOPEKA — A coalition of federal lawmakers from Kansas introduced in the U.S. House this week a bipartisan bill that could offer interest-free loans to rural hospitals “hanging on by a thread.”

U.S. Reps. Sharice Davids and Tracey Mann of Kansas and representatives from Alabama, Colorado, Hawaii, Michigan, Oregon and West Virginia co-sponsored the Rural Hospital Revitalization Act.

Mann and Davids said rural hospitals need resources to continue serving patients and stay open. The bill …

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