WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the following press release:
The Trump Administration announced today that a $4.8 million investment is being delivered to the Coal State through the federal Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). This investment will help recruit and retain the healthcare workforce across West Virginia and expand access to primary, behavioral, maternal, emergency, specialty, and preventive care services.
Today's announcement delivers two funding awards of $2.4 million each. With $2.4 million to support a statewide recruitment and relocation program for licensed healthcare professionals to address workforce shortages in rural communities, with a first-year goal of recruiting ...