October 30, 2026 - Top 5 Insights
Texas Executive Access members: Important update on Texas RHTP Year 1 obligation status and contract timing. Read the update →
📅 Texas sets November timeline for three Rural Texas Strong grants
Texas HHSC expects to release three Rural Texas Strong Requests for ...
October 23, 2026 - Top 5 Insights
🤝 Oregon rural hospitals build scale without giving up independence
Eleven Oregon hospitals have received state approval to form the Cascades Rural High Value Network, the first rural hospital network of its kind in the state.
Why it matters: Independent rural ho...
October 16, 2026 - Top 5 Insights
📊 GAO raises questions about RHTP progress deadlines
States had as little as four months to demonstrate progress before CMS began using that performance to inform Year 2 funding, according to a new GAO review.
Why it matters: Future RHTP allocations will depend p...
October 9, 2026 - Top 5 Insights
🧠 North Carolina builds out rural crisis care
North Carolina is directing more than $17 million in RHTP funding toward mental health and substance use services in rural communities.
Why it matters: Rural behavioral health gaps often become hospital or emergency-r...
October 2, 2026 - Top 5 Insights
🌱 Texas awards first $51M in Rural Texas Strong funding
Texas has awarded the first $51 million through Rural Texas Strong, providing $750,000 each to 68 rural hospital districts and authorities.
Why it matters: Texas is beginning to move its $281.3 million Year 1...
September 25, 2026 - Top 5 Insights
🏥 New Mexico builds regional rural health hubs
New Mexico is directing $74 million in RHTP funding to six Regional Hub Organizations serving rural, frontier, and Tribal communities.
Why it matters: The state is organizing access around regional coordinati...
September 18, 2026 - Top 5 Insights
🤰 RHTP helps keep Vermont birth center open
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital has reversed plans to close its birth center after receiving approval for Rural Health Transformation funding.
Why it matters: Rural maternity services are difficult to sustain fina...
September 11, 2026 - Top 5 Insights
🏥 Nowata converts to Rural Emergency Hospital
Ascension St. John Nowata has officially converted to a Rural Emergency Hospital, preserving 24/7 emergency and outpatient care while ending local inpatient and swing-bed services.
Why it matters: The REH mode...
September 4, 2026 - Top 5 Insights
👩⚕️ Indiana directs $120M to access and workforce
Indiana is deploying $120 million in RHTP funding across eight regions to expand maternal care, primary and behavioral health access, workforce development, transportation, and chronic disease prevention.
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August 28, 2026 - Top 5 Insights
🏥 Some rural hospitals are saying no to RHTP
Some rural hospitals are opting out of Rural Health Transformation opportunities because they do not have the administrative capacity to pursue or manage them.
Why it matters: The hospitals that may need transform...
August 21, 2026 - Top 5 Insights
💻 South Dakota invests $90M in rural health tech
South Dakota is channeling $90 million in RHTP funding into 82 rural health technology projects.
Why it matters: This initiative modernizes digital infrastructure, enhancing rural health care delivery.
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