Billions for Rural Health: What CMS Is Funding in 2026

Podcast: Value Based Care Advisory (VBCA) Podcast · Carenodes

Opublikowano: 2026-01-31

CMS is moving tens of billions of dollars into every state to stabilize rural healthcare heading into 2026—not through across-the-board rate increases, but through targeted investments in workforce, technology, care coordination, and alternative payment models. In this episode, Alex Yarijanian breaks down what the Rural Health Transformation Program / Rural Health Fund (RHTF) actually is, what state strategies reveal about the future of rural access, and why this matters far beyond rural hospitals—impacting payer strategy, provider contracting, network adequacy, and healthcare economics. You’ll hear key highlights from state plans including California, Texas, Florida, New York...