The Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), which was initially proposed to offset rural health system losses due to Medicaid cuts, has become the centerpiece of the Trump administration's approach to innovating healthcare solutions on a geographic basis. A new report from Georgetown's Center on Health Insurance Reforms (CHIR) shows...
Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the awards for the Trump administration's Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), which is meant to bolster rural health systems in the wake of substantial cuts to the Medicaid program. Arizona is set to receive $167 million, about two-thirds of what it...
On Monday, the Trump administration announced the first dispersement of funding from the new $50 billion rural healthcare fund, which is designed to support rural healthcare following major cuts to federal funding enacted in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed by President Donald Trump earlier this year.
The first-year awards will...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services established a new Office of Rural Health Transformation on December 22, consolidating responsibility for the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program within the agency, according to a notice published in the Federal Register. The office will serve as CMS’s central point of control...
Across the country and in Arizona, hospitals both urban and rural are preparing for Medicaid cuts, which are anticipated to significantly compromise the delivery of care for safety net providers.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law on July 4, is projected to reduce federal spending on the Medicaid program by $900...
Arizona has applied for $1 billion in federal funding to stabilize rural health systems already under pressure from workforce shortages, low reimbursement rates, and growing patient demand. The move comes as Gov. Katie Hobbs and rural hospital leaders brace for deeper challenges tied to President Donald Trump’s new budget package,...
States have until November 5 to submit applications for the Rural Health Transformation Program, a $50 billion fund for rural hospitals to support budgets and underwrite infrastructure costs. But the funding is unlikely to be enough to stave off the looming financial crisis brought on by cuts made in this year's landmark spending bill,...
As part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, the federal government has pledged to allocate $10 billion per year for five fiscal years to support rural healthcare services. This week, the Center for Rural Health published informational materials on the upcoming Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP).
The initiative, which...Arizona News
The Trump administration is launching a $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program, billed as the largest federal investment ever directed at rural health care, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
The initiative, administered by CMS, is designed to strengthen struggling rural systems by modernizing...
The State of Arizona is gathering feedback on its participation in the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) through a new Request for Information (RFI). Arizona intends to submit a plan to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), seeking funds aimed at improving healthcare access and quality in rural parts of the...National News
Congressional Republicans and the Trump administration expected to curb the impact of Medicaid cuts on rural hospitals by introducing a $50 billion rural health fund for a “rural health transformation program.”
The fund will only cover around one-third of the estimated loss of federal Medicaid funding in rural areas, and is only...
