CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The Healey-Driscoll administration has secured $162 million in federal funding to support improvements to health care access and delivery in rural communities across Massachusetts.
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The funding, awarded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, represents the first year of a five-year Rural Health Transformation Program that will run from 2026 through 2030. The successful application was led by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services and submitted to CMS in early November.
State officials said the application was developed in collaboration with community members, municipalities, organizations and health care providers with direct experience in Massachusetts’ rural communities. EOHHS will continue working with those partners as the program is implemented.
“We’re proud that our administration put forward a strong, competitive application that resulted in us securing $162 million to improve health care in rural communities across Massachusetts,” Gov. Maura Healey said. “This funding will be used to expand access to essential health care services in rural communities while supporting our hardworking nurses, doctors, EMTs, paramedics and community health professionals. We’re committed to putting these dollars to work as soon as possible to improve the health and wellbeing of all of our residents.”…