Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The Trump administration on Monday announced it will distribute $50 billion dollars to expand access to rural healthcare across all 50 states with investments in growing the workforce, modernizing facilities and introducing new models of care delivery.
States are set to receive first-year awards next year of roughly $200 million under the Rural Health Transformation Program, which Congress authorized earlier this year as part of the Working Families Tax Cuts bill, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said in a press release.
"More than 60 million Americans living in rural areas have the right to equal access to quality care," said Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
"This historic investment puts local hospitals, clinics and health workers in control of their communities' health care," Kennedy said.
Today, @CMSGov announced that all 50 states will receive awards under the Rural Health Transformation Program, a $50 billion initiative established under the Working Families Tax Cuts legislation to strengthen and modernize health care in rural communities across the country.... pic.twitter.com/btt5fuCTn7— DrOzCMS (@DrOzCMS) December 29, 2025
