The federal Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program — authorized through the 2025 budget reconciliation bill (H.R. 1, now P.L. 119-21) — will allocate $50 billion over five years to competitively selected states to improve health care access, quality, and outcomes in rural areas. To achieve these goals, states will need innovative approaches to overcome long-standing barriers to high-quality health care in these communities.
This series of tip sheets from the Center for Health Care Strategies explores how states can use Medicaid innovations to improve care delivery, strengthen access, build workforce capacity, and promote long-term sustainability in rural communities. These resources can help states shape their RHT Program applications and guide other health care stakeholders in identifying novel strategies to improve care for rural populations.
Tip sheets in the series include:
- Leveraging Community Health Workers to Address Health Care Needs
- Using Project ECHO to Deliver Specialty Care
- Leveraging Community Paramedicine to Address Health Care Needs
- Deploying Tech-Enabled Solutions to Improve Care Quality and Access
- Leveraging Peers and Lay Counselors to Address Behavioral Health Care Workforce Shortages
- Using School-Based Services to Improve Access to Preventive Health for Children
- Improving Access to Integrated Care for Dually Eligible Individuals
