Trump administration announces nearly $55 million for rural maternity care, cancer screening in Alabama
Caroline MolloyThe Trump administration announced nearly $55 million in federal funding to improve care for mothers and babies, expand emergency services and cancer screening, and train healthcare workers in rural Alabama. The funding will support 34 grants to healthcare providers and institutions.
“President Trump understands that every American deserves high-quality healthcare, no matter where they live,” Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said in an Oct. 1 press release from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). “We are putting resources directly into rural communities to strengthen the health workforce, modernize infrastructure, expand access, and bring care closer to home.”
The grants are part of the Rural Health Transformation Program, a nationwide $50 billion initiative that will distribute funding to all 50 states over five years. Other recent announcements include $169.6 million for Colorado to expand rural healthcare, including maternity care and blood transfusions before patients reach a hospital; $51 million for Texas for nutrition and chronic disease prevention programs; and $8.7 million for ambulances and emergency medical equipment in Montana.
