“Access to quality health care should not depend on your ZIP code,” said Rep. Tracey Mann. “When Republicans passed the Working Families Tax Cuts, we made a major investment in strengthening rural health care and giving communities the tools they need to better serve patients. I’m excited to see that work being implemented by CMS today and will continue working to keep rural hospitals strong and improve health care access for Kansans across the Big First District.”
Will continue working to keep rural hospitals strong and improve health care access for Kansans across Kansas's 1st District.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), today announced awards to 132 hospitals totaling nearly $25 million through the Rural Hospital Provider Assistance Program to help eligible small rural hospitals maintain their medical workforce, sustain essential healthcare services, and strengthen access to care for the communities they serve across 13 states.
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Ms. Tokuda (for herself, Mr. Mann, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, and Mrs. Miller of West Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means
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The commitment was to continue working toward stronger rural hospitals and improved health care access, not merely to introduce legislation. Verified evidence shows Mann was listed among members introducing H.R. 10293, which documents effort in the same term, but the passage only shows introduction and referral, not enactment or a completed attributable improvement. The HHS award passage describes rural hospital funding generally, but does not establish Mann-specific material contribution or Kansas 1st District delivery. With no documented deadline expired as of 2026-09-16, the promise remains unresolved.