Virginia will receive $122 million through the federal Rural Health Transformation Program to expand rural healthcare access, train the health workforce and fund innovation projects across the state.
Here is where the funding is going:
- The money will expand remote patient monitoring, virtual care, mobile clinics, maternal care and community paramedic services in rural areas.
- It will also support allied health career pathways, apprenticeships and earn-while-you-learn programs, along with new credentialing opportunities for rural providers.
- A portion of the funding will support early-stage health tech companies, improve provider interoperability and fund care coordination for people dually enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid, according to an Aug. 28 news release from HHS and CMS, which jointly administer the program.
The funding stems from the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, which established a $50 billion national investment in state-level rural health transformation, and represents part of Virginia’s larger fiscal year 2026 allocation under the program.
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