KDHE said Kansas received roughly $222 million in year‑1 for the Rural Health Transformation Program, has obligated about 91% of year‑1 funds, and will press CMS‑required deadlines as it begins year‑2 planning focused on continuity of five initiatives and stronger sustainability requirements for grantees.

KDHE said its Rural Health Transformation Program secured roughly $222 million in Year‑1 federal funding; KDHE announced 18 RECAP awardees (~$31M), 22 Regional Partnership awards (~$50M), and several AFIM/CHW awards, with emerging technology winners to be announced soon.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment briefed the council on a multi‑initiative rural health transformation program (in response to the cited House bill in materials), noting year‑one appropriations and awards across capital, emergency conversion and partnership grants and that the state has begun disbursing funds to geographically diverse awardees.

KDHE Secretary Janet Stanek told the Committee on Social Services Budget that Kansas received a $221 million, five‑year Rural Health Transformation Plan grant; she described priorities, governance, reporting deadlines and funding pools ($44M competitive, $15M capital) while legislators pressed on sustainability and program metrics.

Secretary Janet Stanek told the committee the state declared an end to a southwest Kansas measles outbreak, is assembling a rural health transformation alliance to apply for federal funding, and is preparing for federal HR1 provisions that will reduce prior‑medical look‑back windows and change immigrant eligibility rules that may remove coverage.

Group emphasizes tracking funding impacts and preserving contract pharmacies for rural care.