HUTCHINSON, KS — The passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, or HR1, instituted significant funding and coverage cuts to Medicaid, which will further threaten the viability of rural hospitals.
Governor Kelly recently announced an alliance of organizations to help navigate how to best support Kansas rural health care and how to allocate funds from the new Rural Health Transformation Fund.
Health Fund President and CEO David Jordan will serve on the Kansas Rural Health Innovation Alliance (KRHIA) as a representative of Kansas Grantmakers in Health.
“The Kansas Rural Health Innovation Alliance will play an instrumental role in ensuring that Kansas communities receive the maximum support and funding for their rural hospitals and health care facilities that stand to lose so much from federal funding cuts,” Governor Kelly said. “The organizations selected for the alliance have demonstrated an understanding of the challenges rural communities face in accessing health care, and a commitment to solving those challenges. I look forward to working with them as we navigate this important process.”
KRHIA will work with Kansas’ RHTP application development team as it advances through the application process and distribution of RHTP funding. The RHTP application must be submitted by Nov. 5 and then the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will announce the funding awards by Dec. 31.
KRHIA appointees include:
- Kansas Hospital Association
- Community Care Network of Kansas
- Association of Community Mental Health Centers of Kansas
- Kansas Association of Local Health Departments
- Kansas Rural Health Association
- Kansas Medical Society
- Kansas Academy of Family Physicians
- Kansas Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
- Kansas Health Institute
- Kansas Department of Health and Environment
- Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services
- LeadingAge Kansas
- Kansas Health Care Association
- Kansas Grantmakers in Health, including the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund
KRHIA members will provide feedback on Kansas’ application and help develop key elements of the RHTP plan that will support the continued delivery of rural healthcare in Kansas.
The goal for Kansas’ application is to support our rural health systems, communities, and patients in a holistic manner by improving access and outcomes through workforce development, education, systems change, and technology.
To learn more about the Rural Health Transformation Program, please click here. To read the full news release from Governor Kelly’s office, click here.
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