Healthcare IT News November 3, 2025
The $50 billion in funding to be allocated annually among all states over 10 years may be insufficient, even as the RHTP could put pressure on the rural healthcare system over the long term.
Despite annual state funding allocations spread over a decade, the total $50 billion for Rural Health Transformation Program funding may prove insufficient to meet its professed goals.
And future limitations on federal incentives should be expected, even as states and their rural health systems are to invest heavily in compliance, managing Medicaid work requirements and making necessary system upgrades, says Valerie Rogers, senior government relations director at HIMSS (parent company of Healthcare IT News).
“This scenario could exacerbate disparities among states, specifically rural hospitals, potentially forcing...
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