π« Alert: Texas limits rural health tech spending
Jun 01, 2026
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Texas has made a major change to one of its Rural Health Transformation Program funding tracks.
Why it matters: Recent addenda now explicitly prohibit grant funds from being used for software, software licenses, software subscriptions, software maintenance agreements, or other technology subscription services.
That is a notable restriction for applicants planning around chronic disease priorities such as diabetes and obesity, where digital tools, remote patient monitoring, and technology-enabled patient support often play a central role.
The latest: The same update also raises the total available funding from $153.5 million to $181.5 million.
July 24, 2026 - Top 5 Insights
π€ Mahaska puts every AI bet to work
Mahaska Health is using a structured framework to decide which AI investments are worth pursuing at a rural critical access hospital.
Why it matters: Rural hospitals have little room for low-value technology experiments, so every AI investment has to solve a real operational problem.
What stands out: Mahaska measures returns in ...
July 17, 2026 - Top 5 Insights
π Free webinar: Rural health awards: what states are doing and whatβs next
Rural health funding is moving quickly, and notices of award may offer one of the earliest insights into where states are headed next.
Why it matters: These notices can reveal more than funding totals. They may help show state priorities, implementation direction, and where future participa...
July 10, 2026 - Top 5 Insights
π₯οΈ Delaware builds rural health tech backbone
Delaware is putting rural health funding into health information exchange and broader health IT infrastructure, giving the state another pathway to strengthen how rural providers share and use information.
Why it matters: Rural transformation is not only about new services. It is also about whether providers can coordi...
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