Massachusetts secured about $162 million in federal dollars Monday to bolster rural health care, part of the first round of funding released in a five-year program.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it had awarded money to all 50 states through the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program, which was created through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. CMS said $10 billion is available annually from 2026 through 2030, with first-year awards averaging $200 million.
Funding among other New England states was about $154.2 million for Connecticut, $190 million for Maine, $204 million for New Hampshire, $195 million for Vermont and $156.2 million for Rhode Island, according to CMS. Across all states, funding ranged from $147 million in New Jersey to $281 million in Texas…