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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently announced its award decisions for the Rural Health Transformation Program, established as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and provided a summary of each state...more
On Dec. 29, 2025, Virginia was awarded $189,544,888 in health care funding from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The funding is aimed at remedying rural health care inequities in the commonwealth. ...more
On December 29, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced that it will distribute award amounts to all 50 states under the first year of the Rural Health Transformation Program (the “Program”). CMS...more
Healthcare providers are currently facing yet another termination of Medicare telehealth flexibilities at the end of the day on January 30, 2026, unless Congress acts on proposals to further extend the COVID-era flexibilities...more
On Dec. 29, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that all 50 states would receive funding under the Rural Health Transformation Program, which is mandated in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act....more
On December 29, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced that Oregon will be receiving $197 million under the Rural Health Transformation Program (“RHTP”) for 2026....more
2026 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for health care reimbursement. From major CMS payment rules to evolving disclosure requirements, AI scrutiny, and mounting pressure on providers across the care continuum, the 2026...more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), enacted in July 2025, is no longer a policy debate or a future concern. It is already changing how coverage works, how Medicaid dollars flow, and how much operational friction health...more
On December 29, 2025, CMS announced $50 billion in rural health funding will be available under the Rural Health Transformation Program. Last September, states applied for funding through a one-page summary of their proposed...more
This week, the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives will convene and begin the second session of the 119th U.S. Congress. With the beginning of the new year underway, all attention will quickly turn to the January...more
The Trump administration announced a new $50 billion rural health transformation program that will send between $147 million and $281 million to each state beginning in 2026....more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center has announced the Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions (ACCESS) model, a 10‑year voluntary payment model that introduces...more
On December 18, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center announced the Long-term Enhanced ACO Design (LEAD) Model, a voluntary accountable care organization (ACO) initiative set to launch...more
U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and John Barrasso (R-WY) have introduced bipartisan legislation to expand access to high-quality, coordinated health care. The ACO Assignment Improvement Act aims to increase...more
The Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program is a five-year, $50 billion initiative established under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to strengthen healthcare delivery in rural communities....more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Oct. 31, 2025, released the calendar year (CY) 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule, which includes policies related to Medicare physician payment and the...more
This issue of McDermott Will & Schulte’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for September 2025, including an update on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Rural Health Transformation...more
Congress established a new Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program earlier this year as part of the passage of budget reconciliation legislation, commonly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Providers and other...more
On Sept. 15, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program. The fund was created as part of the recently passed...more
On October 1, 2025, the U.S. federal government entered a partial shutdown after Congress failed to pass either a full-year appropriations package or a continuing resolution. Among the many ripples from this lapse in funding...more
As federal healthcare policy and funding continues to evolve — most recently due to the roughly $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid passed by Congress in the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” — businesses across the...more
On September 15, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a highly anticipated Notice of Funding Opportunity (“NOFO”) announcement (the “Announcement”) to implement the Rural Health Transformation...more
On September 15, CMS revealed details on applications for the much-anticipated Rural Health Transformation Program (“RHTP”), which was passed as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill (“OBBB”) in July of this year. The RHTP...more
Key Takeaways: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the application for the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHT) under the Working Families Tax Cut Act (formerly known as the One Big...more
Authorized by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Trump Administration via the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) just launched a $50 billion Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program, offering an opportunity for...more