States Have Until October to Commit the First $10 Billion of a Rural Health Fund

Southern Maryland Organizations Land Millions in First Round of Rural Health Funding

Seven Southern Maryland health organizations are sharing more than $11.6 million in the first round of Maryland’s Rural Health Transformation Program, part of a new federal initiative that’s sending billions of dollars into rural health systems nationwide — including into parts of Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s counties most residents may not think of as […]

Lawmakers question progress of Rural Health Transformation program

CHARLESTON – Officials with the West Virginia Department of Health are working quickly to make sure the nearly $200 million first-year award for the federal Rural Health Transformation Program is obligated by an Oct. 31 deadline, but lawmakers had questions about current contracts. Dr. Arvin Singh, cabinet secretary of the Department of Health, provided members […]

States Have Until October to Commit the First $10 Billion of a Rural Health Fund

States must obligate first-year Rural Health Transformation funds by October, and rollout across the country has been sharply uneven.

Medical systems, health agencies get $80 million from feds to boost rural health

Staffing shortages and transportation challenges can create barriers to primary care and behavioral healthcare for residents in rural counties. (Photo by Will McLelland/Alabama Reflector)Dozens of projects from county health departments, healthcare systems and Maryland hospitals will share $80 million in new federal funding to improve access to healthcare in Maryland’s rural communities, the Moore administration announced Monday. It’s the first …

State finalizing agreements for about $39 million in Rural Health Transformation funding, Singh says

Dr. Arvin Singh, secretary of the West Virginia Department of Health, addresses lawmakers about the Rural Health Transformation program during legislative interims on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026 in Charleston, West Virginia. (Photo by Perry Bennett/West Virginia Legislative Photography)The West Virginia Department of Health is finalizing agreements to award approximately $39 million in federal funding from the Rural Health Transformation program, stat…

Rural Health Care NPRM Sees Some Changes Over Draft

The final version of the FCC's NPRM on the future of the Rural Health Care program included a few noteworthy changes, particularly regarding backup services. The final NPRM provides a new paragraph on that issue. Commissioners approved the final NPRM...