US allots at least $147 million per state for rural health in 2026
- - US allots at least $147 million per state for rural health in 2026
ReutersDecember 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Mehmet Oz speaks during an event held by U.S. President Donald Trump to make an announcement about lowering the cost of drug prices, at the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 19, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Dec 29 (Reuters) - The Trump administration will award between $147 million and $281 million to each U.S. state in 2026 under a new rural health transformation program aimed at improving access to care and the quality of services, a senior White House aide said on Monday.
The initiative, authorized by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, will provide $50 billion over five fiscal years, with $10 billion available annually from fiscal 2026 through fiscal 2030 for all 50 states.
Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, said the administration designed the fund to lift rural health outcomes that have deteriorated for decades while avoiding the construction of costly new facilities.
"This is a massive effort to change the unfortunate reality that has overtaken rural healthcare in America, which is that your ZIP code has started to predict your life expectancy," Oz told reporters, adding that the money would back other pilot projects across the country.
(Reporting by Sriparna Roy in Bengaluru and Andrea Shalal in Florida; Editing by Tasim Zahid)
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