Committee presses program on staffing, CMS approvals and budget flexibility for Rural Health Transformation
Mar 10, 2026
Mar 10, 2026
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.
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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.
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