CMS Awards $23 Million to Delaware for Rural Health Center Modernization and Mobile Care
CMS announced nearly $23 million in federal funding to Delaware for rural health center modernization, mobile care expansion, and chronic disease management infrastructure. The award supports facility upgrades, mobile health units, and technology improvements in underserved rural areas. The funding is available immediately for eligible health centers and state agencies to draw down for approved projects. For Medicaid, this matters because rural health centers serve significant Medicaid populations, and improved infrastructure and mobile capacity can expand access for beneficiaries in areas where provider shortages limit care availability.
Federal investment in rural health center capacity directly affects Medicaid beneficiaries' access to primary care, behavioral health, and chronic disease management in provider-shortage areas where health centers often serve as the dominant safety net.
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