Washington, Oct. 13 -- Congresswoman Ann Wagnere issued the following news release:
Today, the Trump Administration announced more than $2.3 million in federal Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) funding to strengthen Missouri's rural healthcare workforce and expand access to maternal care. This investment supports two targeted workforce initiatives in Missouri: expanding affordable, dependable childcare for rural healthcare professionals and delivering funding to establish a certified nurse midwife training program.
This transformational funding will deliver $1.46 million to tackle healthcare recruitment and retention challenges across rural Missouri. The funding will expand a cost-sharing childcare program that brings the state, r...