Wyoming Wants To Make Its Five-Year Federal Rural Health Funding Last ‘Forever’ By Arielle Zionts February 18, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/wyoming-rural-health-transformation-funding-grants/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8EVfevFVcb1hae1px7paBK3ZCH5GMEIAjw19s5qiv0cVL-btzxF0sJ3wJgel2X7WsYHk7Em0SVUDPc4rRDQhGhfARL_Q&_hsmi=404283782&utm_content=404283782&utm_source=hs_email KFF Health News: Wyoming Wants To Make Its Five-Year Federal Rural Health Funding Last ‘Forever’ Wyoming officials say they have a plan to make five years of upcoming grants from a new $50 billion federal rural health program last “forever.” The state could tackle rural health issues long into the future by investing its awards from the Rural Health Transformation Program, the director of Wyoming’s health department, Stefan Johansson, told state lawmakers. But it’s unclear whether the maneuver will pass muster with the federal government. (Zionts, 2/18)