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Rural Health Transformation implementation begins; Here’s what the money will do
Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced the first allocations of the Rural Health Transformation Program Awards, totaling nearly $2.4 million, on Sept. 4, 2026, to fund worksite clinics and employer-based healthcare services across West Virginia.
Dr. Oz congratulates Pillen on healthcare spending, decreasing Medicaid enrollment
Dr. Mehmet Oz joined Gov. Jim Pillen over the weekend to congratulate his team on distributing Nebraska’s first cut of the Rural Health Transformation Program. Oz also praised Nebraska for being the first state to implement new Medicaid work requirements.
In Blair, Dr. Oz talks rural health funding in Nebraska
Dr. Mehmet Oz met with U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith at Memorial Community Hospital in Blair to discuss Nebraska’s $218 million allocation through the Rural Health Transformation Program.
South Dakota to receive $7.2M in federal funding to modernize rural emergency services
South Dakota will receive $7.2 million through the Rural Health Transformation Program to modernize EMS with 25 projects improving response and telemedicine.
Michigan got $173M to transform rural health. Where is it going?
Some rural healthcare leaders say the first round of funds allocated from the Rural Health Transformation Program don’t go far enough to stabilize their industry amid federal cuts.
Rural Hospital Administrators: The Rural Health Transformation Program Isn’t Helping, Yet
The Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) was supposed to help rural hospitals deal with cuts to federal funding as a result of H.R. 1, or the “One
Michigan got $173M to transform rural health. Where is it going?
Some rural healthcare leaders say the Rural Health Transformation Program doesn’t go far enough to stabilize their industry amid federal cuts. Meanwhile, Michigan lawmakers say there’s a ‘transparency issue.’
Dashboard: Arkansas Rural Health Transformation Program Year 1 Awards
In August, Arkansas began awarding nearly $209 million as part of the Rural Health Transformation Program. This dashboard displays the award amounts by initiative, recipient, and funded project, and provides summary descriptions of projects from publicly available sources.
A Closer Look at the $50 Billion Rural Health Transformation Program
The 2025 budget reconciliation created the Rural Health Transformation Program, which will award $50 billion in state grants over a five-year period. This brief provides an overview of the program, describing its structure, how funds can be used, how funding compares to Medicaid spending reductions in the reconciliation law, and how the funds are being distributed across and within states.
Congratulations, you won a grant! Now try not to give it back.
The Rural Health Transformation Program may be one of the biggest opportunities EMS has seen in years, but winning the money is only the first challenge
SC awards 228 grants with Rural Health Transformation Program funding
Gov. Henry McMaster announced on Tuesday the recipients of the Rural Health Transformation Program funding.South Carolina has awarded 228 grants totaling $167,
Memorial Health System to receive $15M in rural health care grants
The first round of the Rural Health Transformation Program includes 167 grants.
UPDATE: TN, GA announce recipients of rural health funding from Trump administration
Tennessee and Georgia have been awarded over $200 million each in funding to support rural healthcare through the Rural Health Transformation Program.
TN health department rolls out grants through new rural healthcare program
The Rural Health Transformation Program awards grant money to innovative projects that strengthen healthcare access in remote parts of Tennessee.
Federal funds headed to Tennessee rural areas lacking adequate healthcare access
The Tennessee Department of Health awarded 53 projects with funding from the Rural Health Transformation Program.
Hawaii to get 34 ambulances from rural health fund
Hawaii is set to get 34 new ambulances, thanks to federal funds from the Rural Health Transformation Program.
Hawaii to get 34 ambulances from rural health fund
Hawaii is set to get 34 new ambulances, thanks to federal funds from the Rural Health Transformation Program.
Rural Health Transformation Program grants Kentucky $213M to improve healthcare
The Rural Health Transformation Program has granted Kentucky $213 million to improve healthcare in rural areas.
Alaska awards millions in rural healthcare funding, including to restart Presidential Fitness Test
More than $230 million remains to be distributed in Alaska through the Rural Health Transformation Program.
Rural Health Transformation Program Rolls Out in Texas, to Excitement and Confusion
Healthcare providers in Texas say the Rural Health Transformation Program provides much-needed funding. But they worry about tight timelines, lingering questions and awkward restrictions.
State announces $4.5M in funding for Alaska health projects
The 19 projects across the state will receive federal funding under the Rural Health Transformation Program.
Transforming healthcare in Western NC
The Rural Health Transformation Program could offer significant healthcare access improvements to the NC mountains.
AHA urges CMS to prioritize hospitals, providers with Rural Health Transformation Program funding
The AHA Aug. 5 provided comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on the distribution of funding for the Rural Health Transformation Program. The program will fund $50 billion to rural providers from fiscal year 2026 to FY 2030.
Federal Policy Priorities To Strengthen Rural Health and Maximize Rural Health Transformation Program Investments
Executive Summary Rural health care in the United States is at an inflection point. The Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), enacted as part of H.R. 1, is a $50 billion, five-year investment designed to help states improve access, quality, and outcomes by transforming rural health care delivery. This investment takes place alongside an estimated $137 … Continued
CMS Administrator Oz Joins Governors and NGA to Advance Rural Health Transformation and Address Medicaid Program Integrity
OKLAHOMA CITY – The National Governors Association (NGA) today welcomed Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz for discussion to advance the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) and address Medicaid program integrity in states across the country. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee facilitated the wide-ranging conversation during NGA’s annual Summer Meeting in Oklahoma City. “With […]
The Big Beautiful Bill’s Market-Based Health Care Delusion
The Rural Health Transformation Program asks states to build market-style reforms in places where health care markets often do not exist.
Questions Remain on Rural Health Transformation Funds Effects on Rural Hospitals
Across the country, states are grappling with how to allocate their portion of funds from the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) created in 2025.
Rural Health in Focus at NGA Health Policy Leadership Forum
Governors’ health advisors collaborate to sustain the rural health workforce, leverage the Rural Health Transformation Program and boost preventive care Charlotte, N.C. – The National Governors Association (NGA) this week hosted its Health Policy Advisors Institute, bringing together leaders from close to 20 states and territories to collaborate on strategies to advance access, trust and […]
Chairman Guthrie, Health Vice Chair Harshbarger, Congresswoman Miller-Meeks Lead Site Visit to Iowa Hospitals to Highlight Benefits of the Rural Health Transformation Program
The Committee on Energy and Commerce is the oldest standing legislative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives and is vested with the broadest jurisdiction of any congressional authorizing committee.
Bipartisan group of senators urges CMS to improve Rural Health Transformation Program implementation
A bipartisan group of senators June 18 urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to improve implementation of the Rural Health Transformation Program.
Miller-Meeks Joins Governor Reynolds to Announce Major Milestone for Rural Health Care in Iowa
Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. joined Governor Kim Reynolds in Muscatine to announce that Iowa has become the first state in the nation to fully allocate its first-year funding from the Rural Health Transformation Program created through the Working Families Tax Cuts.
Congressman attacks Evers for his push to apply for federal funding
Wisconsin applied for federal funding through the Rural Health Transformation Program, which was included in the so-called Big Beautiful Bill.
Rural Health Transformation Program Application
Massachusetts submitted an application to the Rural Health Transformation Program through the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS).
Bipartisan Policy Center to Host Webinar on Rural Health Transformation Program
The Bipartisan Policy Center will host a webinar June 30 from 11 a.m. to noon EDT on how states are leveraging funding through the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) to strengthen rural healthcare delivery through technology and workforce investments.
First rural health grants in MS include building, technology upgrades
Mississippi unveiled the first initiatives funded by the Rural Health Transformation Program after experts said it was the least transparent state.
Rural Health Transformation: Insights from States
The Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) will provide $50 billion to states over the next five years to transform rural health care. States received award decisions in late 2025 and are moving fast, with funding deadlines and reporting requirements already on the horizon. This program is rolling out as rural areas face significant federal Medicaid cuts over the next decade. What does this mean for Congress? Join the Bipartisan … Continued
Feds greenlight Wyoming’s plan to spend $205M on healthcare initiatives
CMS approved Wyoming’s Year 1 plan to spend $205 million from the Rural Health Transformation Program to support rural hospitals, build workforce and bolster preventive health.
Opinion: Our health care struggles
The One Beautiful Bill Act threatens rural health care with drastic Medicaid cuts, despite the Rural Health Transformation Program's $50 billion compromise.
State Action to Improve Maternal & Child Health with the Rural Health Transformation Program: Virtual Convening of Milbank State Leadership Network Recap
Event Date: March 27, 2026 Introduction The Milbank State Leadership Network hosted a virtual session for state legislators and executive
Pa. receives $193 million from Rural Health Transformation Program, but rural health leaders remain wary of shortfalls
Pennsylvania received $193 million this year from the Rural Health Transformation Program, which will inject $50 billion over five years to the states. But the state’s rural health leaders worry that the money won’t be enough to fill the financial gaps rural health systems already face and the ones to come with Medicaid changes slated to start in 2027.
The Rural Health Transformation Program Isn’t So Transformational
Rural health care systems have been in crisis for decades, a situation that will become more dire when steep cuts to Medicaid kick in next year.
Nebraska DHHS seeking rural health experts to join federal program advisory group
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services is creating an advisory board for the Rural Health Transformation Program. Though the program’s budget has been set, board members across six regions will assess how prepared hospitals and clinics in their region are to implement program initiatives.
Advancing Technology Innovation through the Rural Health Transformation Program
States are using the $50B Rural Health Transformation Program to expand telehealth, strengthen health IT systems, and pilot AI-driven innovations in rural care.
Here's what to know about the $50 billion states are getting for rural health
To satisfy Republicans opposed to last summer's cuts to health care, the Trump administration launched an ambitious 5-year initiative known as the Rural Health Transformation Program.
What You Need to Know About the New $50 Billion Rural Health Fund
The Trump administration recently announced how much money each state will receive under an ambitious 5-year initiative known as the Rural Health Transformation Program.
Ohio got $202 million from feds for rural health care. Is it enough?
It's still unclear where exactly the Rural Health Transformation Program money is going, a concern rural independent hospitals expressed last summer.
Rural health transformation program jobs will be temporary, WV health department says
The staff the Department of Health intends to hire to oversee the Rural Health Transformation Program will be “temporary by design."
Montana Set to Receive $233 Million Through Federal Rural Healthcare Program
A federal healthcare program from The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is providing states with $50 billion spread out over the next five years to improve access and quality in rural healthcare. Passed inside of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) will distribute 50% of its funds […]
Trump administration rolls out rural health funding, with strings attached
While every state applied for money from the Rural Health Transformation Program, it won't be distributed equally. And critics worry that the funding might be pulled back if a state's policies don't match up with the administration's.
A billion-dollar plan to bolster rural health in CT
DSS requested the funds for its 5-year plan from the Rural Health Transformation Program, which is part of Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act.