Tracking State Rural Health Transformation Plans

Utah received millions to transform rural health. Will it work?

Utah received $195.7 million in federal funds to transform health outcomes in rural Utah. Will it make a difference?

Tracking State Rural Health Transformation Plans

The five-year, $50 billion Rural Health Transformation program was created as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to expand access to healthcare. States competed to win funding with first-year allocations ranging from $147 million for New Jersey to $281 million for Texas. Find links to available public documents for each state below. KFF Health News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the…

Questions remain on rural health transformation funds effects on rural hospitals

By Liz Carey The Daily Yonder Across the country, states are grappling with how to allocate their portion of funds from the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) created in 2025. But whether those federal dollars will help keep rural hospitals open is still up for debate. Money from the program was proposed as part of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill, passed last year, along with budget cuts to Medicaid. However, implementation of the pro…