怀俄明州获2.05亿美元联邦农村医疗转型拨款：第一年资金开放申请 全额联邦出资、无需州配套
美国医疗保险与医疗补助服务中心（CMS）与怀俄明州政府近日公布，怀俄明州在联邦「农村医疗转型计划」（Rural Health Transformation Program）下获得第一预算期拨款205,004,742.95美元（约2.05亿美元），资金100%由联邦 CMS 出资，无需州政府配套；州政府已开放第一年资金的项目申请。
该计划由《工薪家庭减税法》（Working Families Tax Cuts Act）设立，全美总额500亿美元，用于支持各州改造农村医疗服务。CMS 署长 Mehmet Oz 表示，这正是农村医疗转型应有的样子：联邦投资把患者放在首位，带来持久改善。怀俄明州州长 Mark Gordon 表示，怀俄明社区分布分散、距离遥远，该计划给予该州因地制宜的灵活性与可持续性，并感谢特朗普总统、参议员 John Barrasso 与署长 Oz 推动计划落地。参议员 John Barrasso 表示，今年的2.05亿美元将用于支持农村医院、诊所与急救服务，投资培训和招募医生、护士等医疗人员，并引入新技术；参议员 Cynthia Lummis 对拨款发放表示欢迎。
怀俄明州卫生厅厅长 Stefan Johansson 表示，该州已准备好启动相关工作。州政府称，第一年资金将投向四项倡议：关键通道医院财务可持续、急救医疗服务（EMS）区域化、基础激励，以及产科与创伤护理。
来源：GSM·美国
Wyoming Receives $205 Million Federal Rural Health Transformation Award; First-Year Funding Applications Open
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the State of Wyoming have announced that Wyoming will receive $205,004,742.95 in Budget Period 1 funding under the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, 100 percent funded by CMS with no state match required. The state has opened applications for the first-year funding.
The program, created by the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, totals $50 billion nationwide to help states transform rural health care delivery. CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz said the investment puts patients first and drives lasting improvements. Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon said the program gives Wyoming, a state of far-flung communities a great distance apart, the flexibility and sustainability it needs, and thanked President Trump, Senator John Barrasso and Administrator Oz for bringing the program to fruition. Senator John Barrasso said this year's $205 million will support rural hospitals, clinics and emergency medical services, invest in training and recruiting doctors, nurses and other health professionals, and embrace new technologies. Senator Cynthia Lummis welcomed the release of the funding.
Wyoming Department of Health Director Stefan Johansson said the state is ready to begin the work. The state said first-year funds will go to four initiatives: financial sustainability for critical access hospitals, regionalization of emergency medical services, foundational incentives, and obstetric and trauma care.
Source: GSM·USA
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图片来源：怀俄明州Gillette的Campbell County纪念医院（资料图）。 Photo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
