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November 12, 2025

State seeks $1B for rural healthcare

By JOURNAL STAFF

OLYMPIA — Gov. Bob Ferguson announced last week that Washington had submitted its application for the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, proposing a bipartisan plan to invest $1 billion ($200 million per year) in rural health care over five years.

Led by the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) and supported by bipartisan legislative leaders, the plan proposes support for hospital infrastructure across the state's 29 rural counties, with an emphasis on technology improvements, support for maternal health care and new facilities. Ferguson has committed 10% of funding to support Indian health care providers, which serve both Native and non-Native patients.


 
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