Parson’s Budget Proposal Includes $15 Million to Create Rural MO Hospital Hubs
January 20, 2023 5:53AM CST
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announces that the state is switching to an endemic phase of handling COVID-19 during news conference on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at the state Capitol in Jefferson City, Missouri. Parson declared that “the COVID-19 crisis is over” in Missouri. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)
(MISSOURINET) – Governor Mike Parson’s 50.5-billion-dollar state budget proposal includes 15-million to create hubs at up to six rural Missouri hospitals. The plan aims to address social determinants of health, such as the economic and social conditions that influence the differences in health status of a person or group. State Budget Director Dan Haug (hog) says the goal is to reduce hospitalizations and emergency room visits.
Which hospitals would be included in this effort is unknown at this time. The governor’s proposal would be for the next state budget year, which begins in July.
