The Fix For Rural

There has been much press about the Rural Health Transformation grants. The numbers are large—the first $10 billion in awards was announced in late December and will be divided between all 50 states (see CMS Announces $50 Billion In Awards To Strengthen Rural Health, Establishes Office Of Rural Health Transformation and Rural Health Transformation Program State Initiatives).;The year’s awards range from $281 million for Texas to $147 million for New Jersey (see Rural Health Transformation Program State Project Abstracts).

The Trump Administration is betting heavily on the investment. The president is making the program a centerpiece . . .