Nearly $20 million in federal dollars help expand rural healthcare access in Marion, Polk
Aug 21, 2026
Mobile medical vans, new healthcare jobs and trainings are among a slate of local projects receiving almost $20 million in federal funding to expand rural healthcare access in Marion and Polk counties. The money stems from a federal spending bill passed last year that created a $50 billion, five-ye
ar rural healthcare fund while slashing nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid spending. The bill also added enrollment requirements that could boot some 200,000Oregonians from their health…Continue reading — subscribe to unlock the full article. ...read more read less