Rural Health Transformation Program

The Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) seeks to improve rural healthcare across all fifty states. The program provides time-limited federal funding for federal fiscal years 2026-2030 to improve access, quality, and sustainability of rural healthcare. For more information on the Rural Health Transformation Program in Rhode Island, please visit the main webpage. Click here for the main webpage.  

The Rhode Island Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner (OHIC) in coordination with the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) will oversee the administration and management of Initiative 11: Supporting Hospitals and Primary Care in Value-Based Payment Transition as part of Rhode Island’s Rural Health Transformation Program.  

To accelerate adoption of alternative payment models (APMs) among hospitals and primary care practices in Rhode Island, Initiative 11 includes three time-limited complementary strategies:  

• Alternative Payment Models (APM) Incentive Payment Funds 
• Transformation Grant Funds 
• Targeted Technical Assistance  

For more information about each of these opportunities, please see the award announcement flyers. Click here for the award announcement flyer for primary care practices and click here for the award announcement flyer for hospitals. Application materials and additional information related to each of these opportunities will be posted on this webpage.  

Questions  

For questions on any of the above Initiative 11 opportunities of the Rural Health Transformation Program, please reach out to Caitlyn.Leonard@ohic.ri.gov and Julia.Noguchi@ohic.ri.gov 

This project is supported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $156,169,931.19 with 100 percent funded by CMS/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CMS/HHS or the U.S. government.