MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) -- The state of Alabama has submitted a plan for the Rural Health Transformation Program, which was passed by Congress earlier this year. State leaders hope the plan will help Alabamians in rural areas get the medical help they need.

Gov. Kay Ivey’s plan focuses on eleven initiatives, which are all geared towards boosting healthcare in the state’s 58 rural counties.

"In a lot of our rural communities, the populations are dwindling," said Joseph Marchant, CEO of Bibb Medical Center in Centreville.

Marchant said his hospital is facing higher costs and other challenges to provide the care needed in his community. He said the federal government’s Rural Health Transformation Program can help with that.

“The plan, I think, is broad enough to create plenty of opportuni

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