DeWine announces more than $55M to improve healthcare access for children in rural Ohio

COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced on Monday more than $55 million in federal Rural Health Transformation Program awards that will improve healthcare accessibility for children and families in rural Ohio. DeWine and the Ohio Department of Health will invest these funds into three critical areas: OhioSEE statewide expansion, the new OhioDENTAL program, and school-based health centers. “The Rural Health Transformation Program has been instrumental in helping us to bring critical healthcare services to many more Ohioans,” DeWine said. “I am so pleased to see our successful OhioSEE program expand statewide. These funds will also expand school-based health centers and increase much-needed access to dental services.” DeWine launched OhioSEE in January as a pilot program initially serving 15 counties with the highest need. Since then, OhioSEE has grown to provide services in 252 public school districts.

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