Will continue working to keep rural hospitals strong and improve health care access for Kansans across Kansas's 1st District.

Tracey Mann · Kansas · Republican

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Continue working to keep rural hospitals strong and improve health care access for Kansans across the Big First District.. Promised outcome: Rural hospitals remain strong and Kansans in the district have improved access to health care.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. U.S. Representative for Kansas's 1st District commenting on CMS implementation of Rural Health Transformation Program investments in Kansas.

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“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.”

In a CMS press release about rural health funding, Mann committed to continue working to strengthen rural hospitals and improve health care access in Kansas's 1st District.

Trump Administration Announces Nearly $17 Million to Adopt Emerging Healthcare Technologies and Improve Patient Transportation Between Facilities Across Rural Kansas | CMS
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Evidence

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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.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Nearest recent official delivery signal found: HHS/HRSA awarded rural hospital support funds shortly before the Sept. 14-16 lookback window. This supports partial delivery on the rural-hospital/access goal, though it does not itself prove Mann-specific action or district-specific awards.

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HHS Awards Nearly $25 Million to Strengthen Small Rural Hospitals and Preserve Access to Care | HHS.gov
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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

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill text shows Mann as an original cosponsor of a rural emergency hospital bill. Because the action shown is introduction and referral, not enactment, it is evidence of continuing effort but leaves the commitment unresolved.

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H.R. 10293 Introduced in House (IH) - Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement Act
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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-09-16 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

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.

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