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CMS Chief Mehmet Oz Touts AI Avatars for Rural Care, Drawing Criticism

Speaking at an Action for Progress event, he framed avatars as intake tools for mental‑health services with clinicians overseeing care.

Trump Touts $50 Billion Rural Health Push as 2026 Funds Roll Out

States Race to Deploy $10 Billion in Rural Health Funds as Deadline Nears

UnitedHealthcare Launches Pilot to Speed Medicare Advantage Payments for Rural Hospitals in Four States

With Applications In, $50 Billion Rural Health Fund Faces Mounting Scrutiny

All 50 States Seek Share of $50 Billion Rural Health Fund as CMS Begins Review

CMS Opens $50 Billion Rural Health Transformation Program to States

Rural Health Transformation Program Poised for 2026 Launch Despite Oversight and Application Gaps

Nebraska Clinic Begins Wind-Down as GOP Medicaid Cuts Threaten Rural Hospitals