$199 Million for Rural Healthcare in West Virginia Announced by Governor Morrisey

WV to get $199M in 2026 from Rural Healthcare Fund; offsets some annual Medicaid cuts

Gov. Patrick Morrisey on Dec. 29, 2025, announced that West Virginia will receive $199 million for 2026 from the Trump Administration through the Rural Health Transformation Fund to be used to rebuild and modernize health care across the state, according to a news release. But the grant is only about 20% of what is projected to be lost in Medicaid cuts in West Virginia as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed in July.

Funds for rural healthcare in West Virginia announced by Governor Morrisey

CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) — Almost $2 million was announced by Governor Morrisey for rural healthcare in the Mountain State. According to a press release, Governor Morrisey announced that $199 mi…

Gov. Morrisey announces $199M in federal funding for health care modernization

State officials announced West Virginia has secured $199 million in federal funding through the Rural Health Transformation Program.The funds will be used to mo

$199 million for rural healthcare in West Virginia announced by Governor Morrisey

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WTRF) — Governor Patrick Morrisey has announced that West Virginia will receive $199 million in 2026 through the Rural Health Transformation Fund. The funding made possible by the Trump Administration’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” will support a five-year effort to improve rural healthcare across the state. The $199 million allocation nearly doubles the [...]

West Virginia awarded $199 million for first year of Rural Health Transformation Fund

The award almost doubled the guaranteed minimum for the first year.

Trump Administration announces $50 billion for rural health

(CNN, KYMA) - The Trump Administration announced the amount of funding each state will get for the first year of the Rural Health Transformation Program. The awards range from $145 million to $281 million, and the program will award $50 billion over five fiscal years. Half the money will be split evenly among states and the other half will be awarded through a point system based on a set of criteria. Of that second half of discretionary funds, a…