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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved Washington state’s Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program plan. CMS offered a budget of about $181 million for year 1 of the program.
These funds will support the hospitals, clinics, and providers that rural families rely on every day. While the need remains significant, this investment will help rural communities take important steps forward in accessible, safe, and sustainable health care.
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The funding award is close to our requested amount of $200 million. Our next step is to revise the budget to account for the new amount.
We're continuing to work with the Department of Health (DOH) and Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), in support of the Governor’s Office. Together, we're carefully making budget changes that trim — but don't eliminate — funding allotments.
CMS requires the revised budget by January 30 and will review it within 30 days. After that, we'll review a cooperative agreement with CMS.
While our RHT plan is conditionally approved, our work isn’t done. We’ll keep you updated on our RHT Program webpage with new information during the coming months.
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Under H.R. 1, the federal government offers $50 billion RHT funding to help improve rural health care across the country.
The RHT Program offers an opportunity for Washington state to support health care transformation and meet the unique needs of rural communities.
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