$50 Billion for Rural Health.
Rural Health Transformation funding is moving into implementation across all 50 states.
For healthcare organizations considering mobile care, the first steps are:
- Understanding the state opportunity.
- Defining the access need.
- Building a clear plan around the care itself.
$50 Billion for Rural Health.
Know what to prepare before you apply.
Rural Health Transformation funding is moving into implementation across all 50 states. For healthcare organizations considering mobile care, the first step is understanding the state opportunity, defining the access need, and building a clear plan around the care itself.
Who Benefits From the RHTP
RHTP funding can support more than rural hospitals. Eligibility may include a broader range of rural healthcare providers, depending on the state and opportunity.
- Rural Hospitals
- Rural Health Clinics
- Mental Health Centers
- Federal Qualified Health Centers
- Opioid Treatment Programs
How does the RHTP funding reaches your organization.
The federal program funds states. Each state then carries out its approved Rural Health Transformation plan, creating its own initiatives, requirements, timelines, and opportunities.
Federal Program
CMS provides Rural Health Transformation funding to the states.
Your State
Your state implements the priorities and initiatives described in its approved plan
Funding Paths
Programs, procurements, partnerships, or funding opportunities may be created at the state level.
Your Project
Your organization prepares a clearly defined project that aligns with the applicable opportunity.
Align your project with what your state is trying to accomplish.
Each state is implementing Rural Health Transformation differently. Start with your state's priorities, then clearly show how your proposed program responds to them.
Understand your state's priorities
Review the populations, access challenges, outcomes, and requirements identified in your state's plan and specific funding opportunity.
Show where your project fits
Define the healthcare access problem you are addressing and explain how your proposed mobile healthcare program supports the goals your state has identified.
Define how the program will work
Clearly define the services, operating requirements, expected impact, and how the program will function in practice.
Use the Reach Five to define the mobile healthcare response.
Once you understand how your project aligns with your state's priorities, these five questions help organize the mobile healthcare part of the plan.
Your state's priorities set the direction. Your care model defines the response.
Once you understand the opportunity and the healthcare need, you can begin defining the clinical environment, accessibility, equipment, workflow, and other requirements needed to deliver the program effectively.
RHTP FAQs
Rural Health Transformation Program FAQs
Find answers to common questions about RHTP funding, state implementation, and preparing a mobile healthcare project. Because each state is implementing the program differently, specific eligibility and funding requirements should always be confirmed through the applicable state opportunity.