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Friday, October 30, 2026● Updated 6:00 AM ET
Policy & Law

Florida gets $193.7 million for rural health from new federal fund

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The money, from a five-year, $50 billion rural health program created in last year's budget law, will pay for telemedicine, remote monitoring, pharmacy services and community paramedics. Critics note the same law cuts far more from Florida's Medicaid funding over the next decade.

Source: WUSF

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