{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://cammack.house.gov/media/press-releases/cammack-delivers-more-42-million-rural-health-investments-north-central", "Cammack Delivers: More Than $42 Million in Rural Health Investments for North Central Florida", "2026-08-13", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "House", "FL", "Kat Cammack", "C001039", "cammack.house.gov", "cammack", "https://cammack.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Congresswoman Kat Cammack (FL-03) today announced more than $42.2 million in Rural Health Transformation Program investments benefiting health care providers and communities across North Central Florida, following her work in Congress to help craft and advance the legislation that created the program.\n\nAs a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and its Health Subcommittee, Cammack helped shape the rural health provisions and shepherd them through the committee process as part of the Working Families Tax Cuts law. The resulting Rural Health Transformation Program secured $209 million for Florida in its first year alone, with funding now reaching rural hospitals, physicians, health systems, and communities across the state.\n\nAt least $13.4 million is directly tied to providers with locations in Florida\u2019s Third Congressional District, while additional regional investments will strengthen health care infrastructure serving rural communities throughout North Central Florida.\n\nCommunityHealth IT received more than $26.7 million across Florida\u2019s Northeast and Northwest regions to strengthen health information technology systems supporting rural providers, including those serving FL-03.\n\n\u201cThis is exactly why I fought to make rural health care a priority in this legislation. I helped craft these provisions and shepherd them through Energy and Commerce because North Central Florida needed more than another study or another promise \u2014 we needed resources,\u201d said Congresswoman Cammack. \u201cWe secured more than $200 million for Florida, and now more than $42 million is being put to work benefiting the communities I represent. That means stronger hospitals, better technology, more access to specialists, and more care delivered closer to home. We fought for these dollars, we secured them, and now we\u2019re bringing them home.\u201d\n\nDirect Investments in FL-03\n\nProviders headquartered in Florida\u2019s Third Congressional District receiving directly attributable awards include:\n\n\u2022 Medlink Management Services (Lake Butler Hospital), Union County \u2014 $6,989,484.92 across two awards.\n\n\u2022 North Florida Pediatrics Associates, Lake City, Columbia County \u2014 $5,999,924.26 across two awards.\n\n\u2022 Trenton Medical Center (Palms Medical Group), Gilchrist County \u2014 $439,775.40.\n\nLake Butler Hospital\u2019s larger award supports preventive and at-home care, including mobile health, community paramedicine, remote patient monitoring, on-site pharmacy services, and retail clinic care.\n\nNorth Florida Pediatrics Associates\u2019 larger Lake City award supports specialty and acute care through diagnostic technology and telehealth.\n\nThese investments directly address one of the most persistent challenges facing rural North Central Florida: distance. For seniors, working families, and patients managing chronic conditions, access to more services locally can mean fewer hours on the road and faster access to the care they need.\n\nOn Tuesday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced nearly $188 million in the latest round of Year 1 awards, supporting more than 80 projects across Florida\u2019s 31 rural counties. The Northeast Region, which includes portions of FL-03 and surrounding North Central Florida communities, accounted for approximately $50.7 million of the awards.\n\n\u201cWashington doesn\u2019t know Lake Butler, Lake City, or Trenton better than the people who live and work there. That\u2019s why we built flexibility into this program and fought to get Florida the resources to put solutions on the ground,\u201d Cammack added. \u201cI helped secure more than $200 million for our state, and Governor DeSantis, Secretary Harris, and our local providers are turning that investment into care. This is what legislating is supposed to look like: identify the problem, build the solution, fight for the resources, and deliver results back home.\u201d\n\nA full list of Rural Health Transformation Program award recipients, award amounts, and project details is available here.", 1, "2026-08-14T06:13:05Z", "2026-08-14T06:14:08Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://cammack.house.gov/media/press-releases/cammack-delivers-more-42-million-rural-health-investments-north-central"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2597199529409409, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}