Ovation Healthcare Issues Playbook on $50B Rural Health Fund
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – October 29, 2026 -- Ovation Healthcare has released a playbook to help rural hospitals convert the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) into lasting operational gains, as states move through application, review, award and implementation.
CMS awards the full $50 billion to all 50 states
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services awarded the full $50 billion authorized for the program to all 50 states. The money is distributed at $10 billion per year from fiscal year 2026 through fiscal year 2030.
Ovation Healthcare frames the funding as a chance for rural hospitals to strengthen financial performance, expand access to care and build the capabilities to serve their communities.