On December 29, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced that Oregon will be receiving $197 million under the Rural Health Transformation Program (“RHTP”) for 2026.[1] This ...

Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Wednesday he was hopeful that the federal government will accept West Virginia’s application for the Rural Health Transformation program. (Photo courtesy of the WV ...

Rhode Island has an opportunity to improve health care access through the federal Rural Health Transformation Program. The state's current proposal may overlook home care as a solution for residents ...

FILE - President Donald Trump signs his signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts at the White House, July 4, 2025, in Washington, surrounded by members of Congress. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree ...

As funds begin flowing to states through the five-year, $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program, hospital leaders are confronting a central question: Will the initiative meaningfully stabilize ...

The Rural Health Transformation Program proposes using $50 billion to help states offset the loss of rural facilities like McNairy Regional Hospital in Selmer, Tennessee, which closed in 2016. Credit: ...

Rural hospitals preparing to deploy federal Rural Health Transformation Program funding say workforce stability, cybersecurity and technology modernization are top early priorities, even as many ...

Gov. Patrick Morrisey, seen here during a Nov. 6 press conference announcing that West Virginia submitted its federal Rural Health Transformation application, praised the award announced Monday of ...

TOPEKA — Kansas turned in a 60-page application last week in hopes of receiving a share of $50 billion in federal money designed to transform rural health. Nearly one-third of Kansans live in rural ...

On December 29, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced that it will distribute award amounts to all 50 states under the first year of the Rural Health Transformation ...

In the heart of America something vital is slipping away. Since 2010, approximately 190 rural hospitals have closed. Infant mortality is unconscionably high, as 1 in 3 rural counties lack maternity ...