HIT Consultant December 22, 2025
Congress’ most recent budget reconciliation bill included controversial cuts to Medicaid spending. The legislation slashed hundreds of billions of dollars from the program over the next decade, a move that is likely to disproportionately affect rural hospitals and safety-net providers.
To offset the cuts, lawmakers introduced the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), a five-year initiative (2026-30) meant to help rural providers adapt and innovate. The goal of the funding is not to replace lost federal dollars, but to catalyze sustainable transformation: supporting new access points, care models, and technologies that promote prevention, efficiency, and resilience in rural systems.
That framing makes RHTP a critical, time-sensitive opportunity for maternal health innovation — especially in addressing hypertensive disorders of pregnancy...
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