Kansas is getting federal funds to ‘transform’ rural hospitals. Here’s how it’s being used ^9.6%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Bek Shackelford-Nwanganga - 6/23/2026, 8:00 AM

Optimism Bias 15.4% - Negativity Bias 12.6% - Framing Effect 8.7%

Kansas hospitals are creating mobile maternal health clinics and using AI to prevent chronic illness in kids with new federal grant money aimed at increasing healthcare access to rural residents. The Rural Health Transformation Program is a five-year federal initiative signed into law by President Donald Trump. Part of its purpose is to... more