Becker's Healthcare December 30, 2025
CMS has formally established the Office of Rural Health Transformation within the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, creating a permanent home for the federal government’s $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program.
The move follows the launch of the program earlier this year under President Donald Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts legislation and comes as CMS begins distributing funding to all 50 states. The five-year initiative is one of the largest federal investments ever aimed at stabilizing and modernizing rural healthcare delivery.
CMS said the new office is designed to strengthen oversight, coordination and accountability as states begin implementing ambitious plans to expand access, modernize infrastructure and support rural providers through Sept. 30, 2031.
“The Rural Health Transformation Program represents...
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