THE RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM - WISCONSIN - FROM THE SHORES OF THE GREAT LAKES TO THE BANKS OF THE MISSISSIPPI, FROM THE VAST NORTHWOODS TO THE RUGGED BLUFFS OF THE DRIFTLESS SOUTHWEST, RURAL WISCONSIN HOLDS IMMENSE STRENGTH, TRADITION, AND SENSE OF COMMUNITY. AND THOUGH ALL WISCONSINITES DESERVE ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY AND TIMELY HEALTH CARE, RURAL RESIDENTS FACE MAJOR CHALLENGES DUE TO GEOGRAPHIC BARRIERS AND A FRAGMENTED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. WE IMAGINE A FUTURE WHERE GEOGRAPHY DOESN’T DETERMINE YOUR HEALTH, AND WHERE COMMUNITIES CAN WORK TOGETHER TO IMPROVE CARE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR NEIGHBORS. TO BRING THIS VISION CLOSER TO REALITY, THE STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES, AS DIRECTED BY GOVERNOR TONY EVERS, IS APPLYING FOR THE RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION (RHT) PROGRAM. THE DEPARTMENT WILL PARTNER WITH RURAL COMMUNITIES TO TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE, WHILE STRENGTHENING OUR ECONOMY, OUR WORKFORCE, AND OUR COMMUNITIES. THIS $1 BILLION INVESTMENT WILL FOCUS ON R

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THE RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM - WISCONSIN - FROM THE SHORES OF THE GREAT LAKES TO THE BANKS OF THE MISSISSIPPI, FROM THE VAST NORTHWOODS TO THE RUGGED BLUFFS OF THE DRIFTLESS SOUTHWEST, RURAL WISCONSIN HOLDS IMMENSE STRENGTH, TRADITION, AND SENSE OF COMMUNITY. AND THOUGH ALL WISCONSINITES DESERVE ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY AND TIMELY HEALTH CARE, RURAL RESIDENTS FACE MAJOR CHALLENGES DUE TO GEOGRAPHIC BARRIERS AND A FRAGMENTED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. WE IMAGINE A FUTURE WHERE GEOGRAPHY DOESN’T DETERMINE YOUR HEALTH, AND WHERE COMMUNITIES CAN WORK TOGETHER TO IMPROVE CARE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR NEIGHBORS. TO BRING THIS VISION CLOSER TO REALITY, THE STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES, AS DIRECTED BY GOVERNOR TONY EVERS, IS APPLYING FOR THE RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION (RHT) PROGRAM. THE DEPARTMENT WILL PARTNER WITH RURAL COMMUNITIES TO TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE, WHILE STRENGTHENING OUR ECONOMY, OUR WORKFORCE, AND OUR COMMUNITIES. THIS $1 BILLION INVESTMENT WILL FOCUS ON R