马里兰州再获1.684亿美元乡村医疗转型拨款：第二年资金投向医护队伍与基层诊疗
马里兰州州长 Wes Moore 11月9日在州府安纳波利斯宣布，该州获得联邦乡村医疗转型计划第二年拨款168,410,111美元，资金由联邦医疗保险和医疗补助服务中心发放，用于改善乡村地区医疗服务。马里兰州约三分之一居民生活在乡村地区。
州长办公室介绍，第二年资金投向三大方向：医疗队伍建设约1,700万美元，其中约1,640万美元用于医护人员的培训与留任；可持续医疗服务约1.02亿美元，其中8,000万美元已以补助形式发放给41家机构；营养健康计划「为健康而食」约1,000万美元，其中165万美元通过 NourishMD 项目发放。
该计划第一年拨款为1.68亿美元，其中约1.29亿美元已拨付给187家机构。州卫生厅长 Dr. Meena Seshamani 表示，州政府将继续把资金投向乡村社区的基层诊疗与预防服务。联邦众议员 April McClain Delaney 亦对拨款表示欢迎。
乡村医疗转型计划是联邦层面的五年期计划，面向各州乡村医院、诊所与社区医疗机构提供支持。（来源：马里兰州州长办公室）
Maryland Receives $168.4 Million in Second-Year Rural Health Transformation Funding
Maryland Governor Wes Moore announced in Annapolis on November 9 that the state has received $168,410,111 in second-year funding under the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, awarded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to improve care in rural communities. About one-third of Marylanders live in rural areas.
According to the governor's office, the second-year funding focuses on three pillars: about $17 million for the health care workforce, including about $16.4 million for training and retention; about $102 million for sustainable access to care, including $80 million already awarded in grants to 41 recipients; and about $10 million for the Eat for Health nutrition initiative, including $1.65 million distributed through NourishMD.
The program's first-year award to Maryland was $168 million, of which about $129 million has been awarded to 187 organizations. State Health Secretary Dr. Meena Seshamani said the state will keep directing funds to primary and preventive care in rural communities. U.S. Representative April McClain Delaney also welcomed the award.
The Rural Health Transformation Program is a five-year federal program supporting rural hospitals, clinics and community providers across the states. (Source: Office of the Governor of Maryland)
来源：马里兰州州长办公室
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