AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoRural Health Funding: North Dakota will receive $206.38 million in the second year of the federal Rural Health Transformation Program—the nation’s largest state funding increase. The award is up 3.74% from last year and brings the state’s total to about $405 million, with the money intended to strengthen rural care. Cancer Care Access: Sidney Health Center now offers in-house PET/CT scans three days a week, replacing a mobile service available once weekly. The expanded service aims to reduce travel for patients in eastern Montana and western North Dakota. Alcohol-Related Deaths: North Dakota’s alcohol-induced death rate rose 84.9% from 2015 to 2024, the third-largest percentage increase in the country, according to a recent analysis.
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