The 50B may treat not cure rural healthcare issues, as Chartis warns funding may not prevent hospital closures or service cuts.

According to a Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform report, 756 hospitals in the rural United States are at risk ...

The success of a multimillion dollar federal rural health program in West Virginia may be at risk if state lawmakers don’t authorize spending soon, Gov. Patrick Morrisey told reporters Tuesday.

The new federal program is providing $50 billion to states over a five-year period beginning in fiscal year 2026.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that all 50 states would be receiving money under the Rural Health Transformation Program, a $50 billion initiative created by ...

The Rural Health Transformation Program, coming out of The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, is designed to improve healthcare access, quality, and outcomes for rural providers. The Rural Health ...

Explore the big questions surrounding rural health transformation program funding and its impact on stabilizing rural hospitals amid Medicaid cuts.

The West Virginia Department of Health is urging lawmakers to authorize the use of federal funding for improving rural health care.In late 2025, $500 million wa ...