Rural Health Transformation Program Office Director Richard Grimes answers questions posed by members of the Joint House and Senate Rural Health Transformation Fund Hearing held at the State Capitol, Thursday, June 4, 2026, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
As Mississippi prepares to open applications for grants to improve rural healthcare, lawmakers on Thursday voiced concerns about transparency and whether the hundreds of millions of federal dollars awarded to the state will reach and benefit rural communities.
