Rural Health Transformation Fund monies; require certain recipients of to be subject to competitive bidding process.

Summary

The bill would force any vendor or subcontractor selected to build a state health information exchange to compete in a public bidding process. It also directs that Rural Health Transformation Program funds be given first to applicants in super‑rural zip codes, low‑population counties, the Delta public‑health region, and any area outside a metropolitan statistical area, as well as to programs that directly help Mississippi providers and patients. The intent is to focus limited federal health money on the most underserved communities while increasing transparency in state contracts.

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