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Committee presses program on staffing, CMS approvals and budget flexibility for Rural Health Transformation
Summary
Committee members asked how the RHT team will hire staff, design payment incentives, comply with regulatory approvals and manage spending flexibility under the CMS cooperative agreement; the presenter said hiring is underway and that CMS approval is required before issuing some RFPs.
Committee members used the March 10 briefing to probe operational details of the Rural Health Transformation (RHT) rollout, focusing on hiring, execution risk, payment design and the program’s flexibility under the federal cooperative agreement.
A member asked about hiring status for key roles; the presenter said two early positions — a project manager and a finance manager — had been prioritized, with the finance manager filled and the project manager hire close to completion. “We're even closer than that,” the presenter said about the hiring timeline, adding she…
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