Congressional Republicans added a five-year, $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program to federal legislation in 2025.
November 06, 2025
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Description of a federal program and its scale and duration.
The Rural Health Transformation Program's statute directs that half of the $50 billion be divided equally among all states with an approved application and that the other half be distributed by a points-based system, with $12.5 billion allotted based on each state's rurality and $12.5 billion allotted based on states' scores on specified initiatives and policies.
November 06, 2025
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Allocation mechanism specified in the program's design.
The Rural Health Transformation Program is a one-time, five-year federal program totaling $50 billion intended to support transformation of health care delivery in rural communities.
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Program created by Congress as part of tax-and-spending legislation to provide funds for rural health transformation.
Program funding is structured so that half of the $50 billion is divided equally among all states with an approved application and the other half is awarded competitively, with $12.5 billion allotted by a formula that measures each state's rurality and $12.5 billion awarded based on states' scores on specified initiatives and policies.
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Describes the allocation methodology for the Rural Health Transformation Program's funding.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services identified remote care services, data infrastructure, and consumer-facing technology tools such as symptom checkers and AI chatbots as priority investment areas for the Rural Health Transformation Program.
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Investment priorities named in the program application guidance.