Trump administration doles out $16.8M for healthcare tech in rural Kansas

By: Anna Kaminski

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: September 18, 2026

Words: 291

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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TOPEKA — Rural healthcare in Kansas will benefit from nearly $17 million in federal dollars to expand technology such as telehealth, artificial intelligence and diagnostic tools, and expedite transportation to specialty healthcare.

The funds are a chunk of the $80 million in rural grants that have been announced for Kansas. Most of the $17 million will go toward technology modernizations, and $780,000 will fund regional transportation coordination efforts to help rural patients receive …

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