West Virginia has officially submitted its application for the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Fund program, Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Wednesday.

West Virginia is eligible for more than $100 million per year over five years from the federal program, which aims to “transform the existing rural health care infrastructure and build sustainable health care systems that expand access, enhance quality of care, and improve outcomes for patients,” according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

“This represents a very exciting new chapter for West Virginia in our efforts to really strengthen the health and wellbeing for all West Virginians, and to use that as leverage to grow our economy in a way never seen before,” Morrisey said. “This is a unique opportunity and so

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