Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Rural Health Transformation Program
Visualizing the Impact of OBBBA Provisions on State Medicaid Funds
Presents data on the projected impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law 119-21) on state Medicaid and Rural Health Transformation Program funds between 2025 and 2034.
Additional links: Blog Post
Date: 08/2026
Sponsoring organization: Milbank Memorial Fund
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Presents data on the projected impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law 119-21) on state Medicaid and Rural Health Transformation Program funds between 2025 and 2034.
Additional links: Blog Post
Date: 08/2026
Sponsoring organization: Milbank Memorial Fund
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Nowhere to Go: Maternity Care Deserts Across the U.S. 2026
Reports on maternal healthcare access and provides data on maternity care deserts, distribution of OB providers, and travel time to maternity care, including color-coded, county-level maps. Includes rural versus urban data comparisons of maternal health workforce availability, travel distance to care, and labor and delivery unit closures, and discusses efforts to address rural shortages, including the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP).
Date: 08/2026
Sponsoring organization: March of Dimes
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Reports on maternal healthcare access and provides data on maternity care deserts, distribution of OB providers, and travel time to maternity care, including color-coded, county-level maps. Includes rural versus urban data comparisons of maternal health workforce availability, travel distance to care, and labor and delivery unit closures, and discusses efforts to address rural shortages, including the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP).
Date: 08/2026
Sponsoring organization: March of Dimes
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How Rural Development Hubs Can Strengthen Rural Health Transformation Program Implementation
Highlights approaches for Rural Development Hubs to support Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) implementation at the state level, including discussion of the roles Rural Development Hubs can play in promoting communication, promoting local perspectives, and bridging gaps between existing programs and new ones.
Author(s): Erin Cahill
Date: 08/2026
Sponsoring organization: Aspen Institute
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Highlights approaches for Rural Development Hubs to support Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) implementation at the state level, including discussion of the roles Rural Development Hubs can play in promoting communication, promoting local perspectives, and bridging gaps between existing programs and new ones.
Author(s): Erin Cahill
Date: 08/2026
Sponsoring organization: Aspen Institute
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Reimagining Rural Maternal and Child Health
Describes Rural Health Transformation Program efforts in 6 states addressing maternal and child health through workforce recruitment and retention, technology and regional hubs, and integrated care models.
Date: 08/2026
Sponsoring organization: National Governors Association
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Describes Rural Health Transformation Program efforts in 6 states addressing maternal and child health through workforce recruitment and retention, technology and regional hubs, and integrated care models.
Date: 08/2026
Sponsoring organization: National Governors Association
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Federal Policy Priorities to Strengthen Rural Health and Maximize Rural Health Transformation Program Investments
Presents policy recommendations for Congressional and CMS actions to bolster rural health and ensure Rural Health Transformation Program investments are transparent, durable, and effective. Covers recommendations related to telehealth and health information technology investments, the rural healthcare workforce, and rural hospital programs and eligibility.
Author(s): Daisy Kim, Maya Sandalow
Date: 08/2026
Sponsoring organization: Bipartisan Policy Center
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Presents policy recommendations for Congressional and CMS actions to bolster rural health and ensure Rural Health Transformation Program investments are transparent, durable, and effective. Covers recommendations related to telehealth and health information technology investments, the rural healthcare workforce, and rural hospital programs and eligibility.
Author(s): Daisy Kim, Maya Sandalow
Date: 08/2026
Sponsoring organization: Bipartisan Policy Center
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Strategies to Address the Rural Access Gap in Substance Use Services
Describes how community paramedicine and mobile substance use care units can address barriers to substance use treatment in rural areas, and how these programs can be supported at the state level via Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) funding.
Author(s): Rebekah Falkner
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organization: National Academy for State Health Policy
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Describes how community paramedicine and mobile substance use care units can address barriers to substance use treatment in rural areas, and how these programs can be supported at the state level via Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) funding.
Author(s): Rebekah Falkner
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organization: National Academy for State Health Policy
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Transforming Rural Health: RHTP and Value-Based Payment
Webinar recording featuring Dr. Keith Mueller from Rural Health Value discussing Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) activities that link to value-based payment arrangements in rural communities.
Additional links: Audio Recording, Webinar Slides
Date: 06/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Webinar recording featuring Dr. Keith Mueller from Rural Health Value discussing Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) activities that link to value-based payment arrangements in rural communities.
Additional links: Audio Recording, Webinar Slides
Date: 06/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Rural Health Transformation: Insights from States
Recording of a June 2026 webinar regarding how states are using Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) funding to expand technology innovation, strengthen the rural workforce, and build new models of care. Features a discussion with state and regional rural health leaders about state innovations and federal policy actions to make RHTP investments sustainable. Transcript available in the video description.
Date: 06/2026
Sponsoring organization: Bipartisan Policy Center
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Recording of a June 2026 webinar regarding how states are using Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) funding to expand technology innovation, strengthen the rural workforce, and build new models of care. Features a discussion with state and regional rural health leaders about state innovations and federal policy actions to make RHTP investments sustainable. Transcript available in the video description.
Date: 06/2026
Sponsoring organization: Bipartisan Policy Center
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Health-Related Social Needs as a Rural Health Transformation Strategy
Analyzes how state Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) applications have planned to address health-related social needs (HRSNs) or non-medical drivers of health. Provides recommendations for implementing HRSN policies at the state level.
Author(s): Charles W. Mathias, Kathryn Jantz, Elena M. Marks, Carlos A. Cruz
Date: 06/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy
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Analyzes how state Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) applications have planned to address health-related social needs (HRSNs) or non-medical drivers of health. Provides recommendations for implementing HRSN policies at the state level.
Author(s): Charles W. Mathias, Kathryn Jantz, Elena M. Marks, Carlos A. Cruz
Date: 06/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy
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Medicaid Opportunities to Strengthen Oral Health Access In Rural Communities
Discusses how workforce innovations, teledentistry, rural workforce pipelines, and the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) can improve oral healthcare access for Medicaid recipients in rural communities.
Author(s): Madeline Steward
Date: 06/2026
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Care Strategies
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Discusses how workforce innovations, teledentistry, rural workforce pipelines, and the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) can improve oral healthcare access for Medicaid recipients in rural communities.
Author(s): Madeline Steward
Date: 06/2026
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Care Strategies
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