US EditionTrump Admin Launches $50 Billion Rural Health Transformation Program
The $50 billion fund will support rural hospitals and clinics over five years, with an average annual award of $200 million per state to address critical care access and workforce needs.
- The Trump administration announced a $50 billion program to expand access to rural healthcare across all 50 states over the next 5 years.
- The funds aim to grow the workforce, modernize facilities, and introduce new care delivery models in rural areas.
- Half of the $50 billion will be distributed equally to states, while the other half will be discretionary based on factors like rural population and policy adoption.
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Trump Admin Launches $50 Billion Rural Health Transformation Program
The Trump administration plans to distribute between $147 million and $281 million to each U.S. state in 2026 through a widespread rural health program designed to provide better access to medical care in rural areas. The effort, which is one aspect of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, earmarks $50 billion across five fiscal years, making available $10 billion annually from 2026 to 2030 to all 50 states. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Ad…
From drones to telehealth: How your state plans to use millions in rural health funding
The Trump administration has announced the first round of rural health care awards from a $50 billion fund, with half of the funds distributed at the administration's discretion based on ruralness, state performance and policy commitments.
Louisiana to receive $208 million from rural hospital funding allocation
A vacant hallway at Vaughan Regional Medical Center in Selma, Alabama, on Tuesday, Sep. 3, 2024 in Selma, Alabama. (Will McLelland for Alabama Reflector)WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration unveiled Monday hundreds of millions of dollars each state will receive this fiscal year as part of a massive $50 billion rural health fund baked into Republicans’ “big, beautiful” law. The five-year Rural Health Transformation Program — auth…
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