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Washington awarded $181 million in CMS rural health grant; $32 million earmarked for rural workforce incentives
Summary
State DOH officials briefed the Health Workforce Council on the federal Rural Health Transformation Program award: Washington received over $181 million for year one and will dedicate about $32 million to strengthen rural workforce pipelines, including incentive awards and an 18-member advisory committee (applications due April 24).
Washington has secured a large federal investment to shore up rural health systems and build a stronger rural health workforce, state officials told the Health Workforce Council during its April meeting.
Jen Love, director of the State Office of Rural Health at the Washington State Department of Health, said the state’s Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) is a five-year cooperative agreement administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. “CMS approved our state plan and awarded Washington State over $181,000,000 for budget year 1,” Love said, calling RHTP “one of the largest rural health investments Washington has ever received.”
Why it matters: Love said initiative number 5 of Washington’s RHTP…
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