CMS creates Office of Rural Health Transformation
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dec. 19 announced the creation of the Office of Rural Health Transformation. The office will oversee management of the Rural Health Transformation Program and includes a Division of State Rural Engagement that will provide policy and operational guidance to states and other stakeholders. The office will monitor states’ implementation of the program’s initiatives to ensure compliance.
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