May 1, 2026 - Top 5 Insights
🏥 Texas Opens Workforce Funding
HHSC has opened applications for Initiative 4 under Rural Texas Strong, moving one of the first major Year 1 funding tracks into action.
Why it matters: Initiative 4 focuses on rural workforce needs, one of the most immediate pressures...
April 24, 2026 - Top 5 Insights
Texas’ next move is getting closer
Texas is no longer waiting on approval. HHSC announced spring 2026 activity for Initiatives 1, 4, and 6 under Rural Texas Strong after CMS approved $281.3 million for Budget Period 1.
That includes Initiative 1 for prevention a...
April 17, 2026 - Top 5 Insights
🧠CMS shifts RHT funding to performance-based system
CMS made clear in its February webinar that Rural Health Transformation Program funding is contingent on performance. States must provide annual and quarterly reports, demonstrate progress, and undergo annual re...
April 10, 2026 - Top 5 Insights
📡 Rural Texas telehealth gets hands-on
🆕 What’s new: A retrofitted shipping container in Fort Davis, Texas, is being used as a telehealth clinic in Jeff Davis County, pairing virtual physician access with in-person support from a local registered nurse. The model ...
March 27, 2026—Top 5 Insights
1. CMS Update on Rural Health Transformation Program
The Big Picture CMS just posted guidance on when the mandatory 5-year rural service commitment applies to RHT funds (part of the $50B program).
What’s Required ✅ YES — 5-year commitment needed when funds provide ...
Alert:Â Deadline March 23, 2026
The Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is collecting information from organizations that are interested in applying for future federal funding opportunities for the Rural Texas Strong program and state funding opportunities created by the Rural Health Stab...
March 13, 2026—Top 5 Insights
1. Will ATLIS come back in Texas? 🔥
Rural Texas Health Glow-Up: ATLIS Dead, RHTP Aliveđź’‰Â
Co-ops, This Is Your Shot!Â
ATLIS? Gone. HHSC terminated it December 2025. Not a total flop, but stakeholder chatter screamed trouble. HHSC smelled compliance smoke, so boom.
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March 8, 2026—Top 5 Insights
1. CINs could be expanding in TexasÂ
🛑Texas Rural Health Push: Next Steps for CINs & Prevention FocusÂ
Key moves look to be coming on clinically integrated networks (CINs), including safety-net expansion, pilot learnings, and shifting toward prevention via alternative...
February 28, 2026—Top 5 Insights
Before we jump in, "You don't win by just being against things. You win by being for things and making them happen." – Margaret Thatcher.Â
1. Under the RHTP, can I build and renovate?Â
Hey providers—here’s your quick-hit guide to asking yourself, "Can I build and...
February 22, 2026—Top 5 Insights
1. Walgreens joins $50B rural push
What’s new: Walgreens has joined the new Alliance for Advancing Rural Healthcare, a coalition led by Science Applications International Corporation to help states execute the $50B federal Rural Health Transformation Program.
Why...
