I want to put a little bit of texture around why this is such an important issue, because the Rural Health Transformation Fund is the largest investment ever in American history in our rural communities. 50% increase in the amount of money that Medicaid... into our rural communities. $50 billion, you can do the math. It's 1 billion per state. And that's an important factor because it got them competing. (54:59–55:06)
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Asserts a 50% increase in Medicaid funding to rural communities.
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