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HEALTH POLICY & CARE • UNITED STATES

Rural health funding tied partly to state hospital-law commitments

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The Trump administration has linked billions of dollars in rural health funding partly to states’ policy commitments, including whether they end certificate-of-need laws that govern construction of new hospitals, according to KFF Health News.

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States and rural communities could be affected by the funding conditions and any changes to rules for building hospitals. The article does not specify how much funding depends on each commitment or which states are affected.