Upcoming North Dakota special session expected to be ‘rubber stamp’ for federal health care funds

North Dakota lawmakers are preparing for a special session in January — but their hands will be mostly tied. The session’s purpose is to formally accept roughly $500 million in federal funds for rural health care, yet how that money is spent will already be locked in by a federally approved plan. Crafted by the state’s Health and Human Services Department with legislative input, the plan sets priorities for the next five years, leaving legislators to do little more than give the final “rubber stamp.” Jacob Orledge with North Dakota Monitor has the full story.

Jacob Orledge

North Dakota Monitor

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