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

Summary

The bill would give priority to grant applicants in super‑rural zip codes, small‑population counties, the Delta region and other non‑metro areas, and favor programs that directly help Mississippi providers and patients rather than vendors. It also requires a competitive bidding process for any vendor or subcontractor selected to build a state health information exchange, giving preference to those with real‑time admission, discharge and transfer experience. The measure was vetoed by the governor.

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