Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Rural Health Transformation Program
Rural Health Transformation Program State Initiatives Summaries: Rural Healthy Aging Program Initiatives
Highlights activities supporting rural aging in state Rural Health Transformation Programs applications.
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Highlights activities supporting rural aging in state Rural Health Transformation Programs applications.
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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From "Rural Bypass" to Regional Capacity: Building CA Hub-and-Spoke Specialty Care
Details how the state of California is implementing a telehealth-based hub-and-spoke model connecting rural hospitals as specialty care providers with local clinics. Discusses implications for providers, including suggestions for Critical Access Hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and other rural facilities.
Author(s): Sylvia Trujillo, Emilia Ochoa-Ruiz
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: California Telehealth Resource Center
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Details how the state of California is implementing a telehealth-based hub-and-spoke model connecting rural hospitals as specialty care providers with local clinics. Discusses implications for providers, including suggestions for Critical Access Hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and other rural facilities.
Author(s): Sylvia Trujillo, Emilia Ochoa-Ruiz
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: California Telehealth Resource Center
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Advancing Medicaid Primary Care Population-Based Payment Models: Four Lessons for States
Discusses the impact of Medicaid policy, the Rural Health Transformation Program, and reimbursement models on primary healthcare. Discusses population-based payment (PC PBP) and value-based payment (VBP) models, sharing examples from Colorado meant to enhance payments to rural and small primary care practices.
Author(s): Kelsey Brykman
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Care Strategies
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Discusses the impact of Medicaid policy, the Rural Health Transformation Program, and reimbursement models on primary healthcare. Discusses population-based payment (PC PBP) and value-based payment (VBP) models, sharing examples from Colorado meant to enhance payments to rural and small primary care practices.
Author(s): Kelsey Brykman
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Care Strategies
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Rural Health Transformation Program: Funding Amounts and State Policy Actions
Presents an analysis of Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) first-year funding across three components of the award: baseline, rural facility and population, and workload. Summarizes which states addressed certain current or proposed state policies intended to enhance the impact of the program in their RHTP applications.
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
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Presents an analysis of Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) first-year funding across three components of the award: baseline, rural facility and population, and workload. Summarizes which states addressed certain current or proposed state policies intended to enhance the impact of the program in their RHTP applications.
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
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Michigan Rural Health Transformation Annual Report Year 1
Reports on the first year of the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) in Michigan. Details the state policy actions, uses of funds, recipients of funds, progress reports for each initiative funded by RHTP, and checkpoint evidence.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
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Reports on the first year of the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) in Michigan. Details the state policy actions, uses of funds, recipients of funds, progress reports for each initiative funded by RHTP, and checkpoint evidence.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
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Nevada Rural Health Transformation Program Year 1 Funding Amounts
Outlines all projects funded as part of Nevada's Rural Health Transformation Program during Budget Period 1. Presents information on each funded project, including the amount awarded, service area, and brief project description.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Health Authority
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Outlines all projects funded as part of Nevada's Rural Health Transformation Program during Budget Period 1. Presents information on each funded project, including the amount awarded, service area, and brief project description.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Health Authority
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Where Investment Meets Impact: Rural Health Transformation Map
Interactive map displaying information on the funding obligated under the South Dakota Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) by initiative. Includes information about funding recipients, including performance periods and links to contracts.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: South Dakota Department of Health
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Interactive map displaying information on the funding obligated under the South Dakota Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) by initiative. Includes information about funding recipients, including performance periods and links to contracts.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: South Dakota Department of Health
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New Hampshire Year 1 Progress Report to CMS - Reporting Period: December 29, 2025-July 31, 2026
Summarizes the first year of activities of New Hampshire's Governor's Office of New Opportunities & Rural Transformational Health (GO-NORTH), the office for implementing and overseeing the state's Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). Presents an overview of each initiative and progress made through July 31, 2026.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Governor's Office of New Opportunities & Rural Transformational Health
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Summarizes the first year of activities of New Hampshire's Governor's Office of New Opportunities & Rural Transformational Health (GO-NORTH), the office for implementing and overseeing the state's Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). Presents an overview of each initiative and progress made through July 31, 2026.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Governor's Office of New Opportunities & Rural Transformational Health
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Nebraska Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP)
Interactive map of Nebraska displaying data on the amount of funding awarded during the first year of the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) statewide and by county, local health department, behavioral health region, and other geographic boundaries. Also includes an interactive map displaying healthcare facilities, licensed dentists, and select behavioral health providers across Nebraska.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
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Interactive map of Nebraska displaying data on the amount of funding awarded during the first year of the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) statewide and by county, local health department, behavioral health region, and other geographic boundaries. Also includes an interactive map displaying healthcare facilities, licensed dentists, and select behavioral health providers across Nebraska.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
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Oklahoma RHTP Funding Recipients
Presents information about funded projects, award amounts, and the organizations selected to receive Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) funding in Oklahoma.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State Department of Health
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Presents information about funded projects, award amounts, and the organizations selected to receive Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) funding in Oklahoma.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State Department of Health
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