德克萨斯州宣布新一轮农村医疗拨款：28家机构将获814万余美元
位于美国南部的德克萨斯州州长 Greg Abbott 10月22日在州府 Austin 宣布，德克萨斯州卫生与公众服务委员会 HHSC 计划向全州28家农村医疗机构发放新一轮 Rural Texas Strong 农村医疗拨款，总额为8,145,444.89美元。州长办公室表示，拨款将在合同最终敲定后发放，受助机构名单已在 HHSC 农村医疗转型网页公布。
州长办公室介绍，这笔拨款将推进三项工作：一是帮助农村医院区改善糖尿病、心血管疾病、慢性呼吸系统疾病和肥胖等慢性病防治；二是支持农村社区招募、培训和留住医生、急救医疗人员及其他医护人员；三是帮助农村医疗机构更换老旧医疗设备、改善现有设施。德克萨斯州州长 Greg Abbott 在通报中表示，居住地不应决定一个人能获得的医疗质量，农村地区不应被落下。联邦医疗保险和医疗补助服务中心 CMS 主管 Dr. Mehmet Oz 和 HHSC 执行专员 Stephanie Muth 也在通报中表示，拨款将帮助农村机构更新设施、改善慢性病护理并留住本地需要的医护人员。
州长办公室称，这笔814万余美元是 HHSC 从 CMS 农村医疗转型计划获得的首年拨款281,319,360.67美元的一部分。Rural Texas Strong 是经 CMS 批准的州计划，资金100%来自联邦拨款，共设六项举措；相关拨款预计五年总额约14亿美元，用于改善德克萨斯州农村地区的医疗可及性，联邦拨款需满足相应计划要求后发放。（GSM 据德克萨斯州州长办公室10月22日通报报道）
Texas Announces New Rural Health Grants: 28 Providers to Receive $8.1 Million
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on October 22 in Austin, the state capital, that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) plans to award a new round of Rural Texas Strong grants totaling $8,145,444.89 to 28 rural healthcare providers across Texas. The governor's office said the funding will be available after contracts are finalized, and a list of recipients is available through the HHSC Rural Health Transformation webpage.
According to the governor's office, the funding will advance three initiatives: helping rural hospital districts improve outcomes for chronic conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease and obesity; supporting rural communities in recruiting, training and retaining physicians, emergency medical professionals and other healthcare workers; and helping rural providers replace aging medical equipment and improve existing facilities. Texas Governor Greg Abbott said in the release that a person's address should not determine the quality of care received and that rural Texas will not be left behind. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz and HHSC Executive Commissioner Stephanie Muth also said in the release that the funding will help rural providers modernize facilities, improve care for people with chronic conditions and retain needed healthcare professionals.
The governor's office said the $8.1 million award is part of the $281,319,360.67 first-year award HHSC received from the CMS Rural Health Transformation Program. Rural Texas Strong, the CMS-approved state plan, is 100 percent federally funded through the program and features six initiatives. The awards are part of an estimated $1.4 billion in federal funding over five years to improve rural healthcare in Texas, with federal funding contingent on meeting applicable program requirements. (GSM, based on the October 22 release from the Office of the Texas Governor)
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