Governor Kelly on Friday last week announced the group of stakeholders who would be appointed to work with the University of Kansas Care Collaborative team to have a proposal prepared to submit to CMS by November 5 for the Rural Health Transformation Funding. This funding allotment was included in OBBBA passed on July 4 and is aimed at addressing rural health needs across all 50 states over a 5-year time frame. Kansas is taking a multidisciplinary approach to address rural healthcare needs in hospitals, behavioral health, primary care, aging services and more. LeadingAge Kansas is included in the list of stakeholders appointed. See the full list of appointees below and read more in the original press release.
- 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
