Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas-11) led a letter with members of the Texas delegation urging U.S. Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Dr. Mehmet Oz to support Texas’s application for funding from the Rural Health Transformation Program. The $50 billion fund was authorized earlier this year by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Read the full letter here or excerpts below:
“As you know, Congress approved a historic investment in rural health care earlier this year by creating this program and ensuring that states can work with CMS to determine how to use these funds most effectively to meet the needs of their rural communities. Specifically, Congress provided $50 billion for state grants, with half being distributed by CMS ‘equally among all states with approved application.’