WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Announces $190 Million for Maine Rural Hospitals and Providers through Rural Health Transformation Program * WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that Maine will receive $190 million in first-year funding through the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), a $50 billion initiative that will be awarded over fi  more