{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/170f7fea-3078-4315-9c6b-57b666e73855/69710696ad93e7a43129f748?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"One State's Sprint for its Share of $50 Billion for Rural Health: Part 1","description":"<p>We follow Maryland's 52-day rush to convince the Trump administration to give the state new funding to transform rural health care.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests:</p><ul><li>Bonita Baer, Maryland resident</li><li><a href=\"https://wvumedicine.org/garrett-regional-medical-center/about-us/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Boucot</a>, president and CEO of Garrett Regional Medical Center and Potomac Valley Hospital&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethedsallkromm/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Elizabeth Kromm</a>, assistant secretary for population health and strategic initiatives, Maryland Department of Health</li><li>Levi Lantz, <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ALLProduceGC\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ALL Produce &amp; Greenhouse</a></li><li><a href=\"https://margravestrategies.com/our-team\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ken Ulman</a>, former executive, Howard County, Maryland; president of Margrave Strategies</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Learn more and read a full transcript on <a href=\"https://tradeoffs.org/2026/01/22/one-states-sprint-for-share-50-billion-rural-health/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">our website</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free <a href=\"https://tradeoffs.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6ab1fc39a0b1b15521551487c&amp;id=89c5edcb93&amp;utm_source=twitter-newsletter-signup&amp;utm_medium=twitter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">weekly newsletter</a> featuring the latest health policy research and news.</p><p><br></p><p>Support this type of journalism today, <a href=\"https://tradeoffs.org/donate\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">with a gift</a>.</p>","author_name":"Tradeoffs"}