As the Big Bend region continues to find ways to bridge the gaps in our rural healthcare desert, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could help. This bill includes a $50 billion rural health transformation program focused on improving access to hospitals and other healthcare providers, improving healthcare outcomes with measurable interventions, especially chronic health issues such as diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, and other heartrelated chronic illnesses.

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The Alpine Emergency Services Board held its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. Treasurer Stacey Wood was absent due to illness, and Vice-Chairman Aaron Rodriguez attended via phone.