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flag Missouri to receive $216M in federal funds over five years to address rural health crises, support workforce and care services, and prevent hospital closures.

flag Missouri will receive $216 million in federal funding over five years through the Rural Health Transformation Program, created by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, to combat ongoing rural health crises. flag The funds, pending CMS and state approval, will support care coordination, workforce recruitment, preventive services, and graduate medical education in rural Missouri, where 13% of rural hospitals have closed since 2014 and half of remaining facilities operate at a loss. flag The program requires locally driven, community-specific strategies and prohibits spending on new construction or lobbying. flag Meanwhile, MU Health Care is pushing for state legislation to allow collaborative hospital management across central Missouri, aiming to prevent further closures amid persistent financial and staffing challenges.

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