AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoRural Health Funding Push: North Dakota HHS is rolling out $50.5 million in new Rural Health Transformation Program grants to expand access to care, strengthen the rural workforce, and boost tech use, with several deadlines as soon as July 30 (including wellness equipment for critical access hospitals and rural schools, and pharmacy dispensing kiosks). Fertility Fraud Lawsuit: A Minot fertility doctor, UND OB-GYN chair Dr. Dennis J. Lutz, is facing a civil suit alleging he used his own sperm during treatments without patient consent; the university says it is taking steps to fire him. Medicaid Overhaul Prep: HHS is preparing federally required Medicaid changes over the next two years, including work requirements for some Medicaid Expansion members starting Jan. 1, 2027. Behavioral Health + Policing Focus: The Cass County Public Safety Task Force is shifting toward measurable outcomes, naming behavioral health and crisis intervention training as top priorities. Kratom Special Session Talk: Gov. Kelly Armstrong and Republican leaders are discussing a possible special legislative session to consider banning kratom and addressing paused Military Gallery funding.
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