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California outlines timeline, baseline funding for $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program application
Summary
HCAI and the State Office of Rural Health laid out how California will pursue federal Rural Health Transformation Program funds, including an application timeline, an equal-share baseline allocation and a competitive second tranche; officials stressed the federal funding is not meant to replace recent Medicaid cuts.
California health officials on a kickoff webinar detailed the state’s plan and timeline to apply for the federal Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), spelling out a baseline equal-share allocation and a competitive funding tranche while urging stakeholders to provide input through an imminent survey.
The Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) agency and the State Office of Rural Health (SOAR) said the RHTP is a five‑year, $50 billion federal program that will distribute $25 billion equally among states and $25 billion through competitive awards. Tiffany Frazier, program coordinator for the State Office of Rural Health, said during the webinar, “The RHTP is an investment of $50,000,000,000 from the federal government over 5 years to transform rural health care access.”
Why this matters: the equal-share portion means an…
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