BOST APPLAUDS OVER $190 MILLION IN FEDERAL RURAL HEALTH FUNDING FOR ILLINOIS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) today applauded a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' announcement that Illinois will receive over $190 million in federal funding to strengthen rural healthcare systems and address workforce shortages in underserved communities. The funding was awarded through the Rural Health Transformation Program, which Bost voted to create last year.

"The Rural Health Transformation Fund is a lifeline for Southern Illinois' rural communities, improving patient services closer to home and providing additional support for our healthcare workers. I proudly supported President Trump's Working Families Tax Cuts law, which established this rural health fund, because we need to invest in keeping our hospitals strong and our families healthy."

The Rural Health Transformation Program will distribute $50 billion nationwide over five years, with $10 billion awarded annually through fiscal year 2030. This latest investment by the Trump administration brings the state's total awards to about $384 million over two years.