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Vermont awarded $195 million under CMS Rural Health Transformation grant; RFPs, rural eligibility and procurement next
Summary
Agency of Human Services told the committee it received a $195 million first‑year Rural Health Transformation award from CMS, will submit a revised budget to reflect the award, and must still work with CMS on eligible uses, procurement (RFPs), and rural eligibility criteria (including how Chittenden County is treated).
Jill Mazza Olsen, AHS Medicaid and Health Systems director, told the Senate Appropriations Committee that Vermont applied for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Rural Health Transformation (RHT) grant and received notice of award on Dec. 29. The state requested $200 million and received a $195 million first‑year award, which the agency called a “terrific award” given the short turnaround and competitive review process.
Mazza Olsen said the award should be treated as largely one‑time funding and that CMS will reimburse approved expenditures; states will have to…
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