Georgia is receiving a $93.3 million investment from the federal Rural Health Transformation Program to help rural hospitals advance new state-of-the-art models of care and improve health outcomes for Georgians According to a press release from the Department of Health & Human Services’ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, rural hospitals in Georgia will benefit from the funding. This investment will help rural hospitals in Georgia prepare for value-based care, expand training and recruitment for nurses, EMTs and paramedics. It will also help improve access to maternal and behavioral health services, newborn screening, and other critical health services through telehealth, transportation, and expanded care networks. Additionally, the funding is designed to bring next-generation technology to rural communities—including surgical robotics, dementia care capacity, and telehealth infrastructure—to modernize care. It is also hoped that the federal funding will strengthen and expand rural healthcare by retaining healthcare professionals in rural parts of the state. With these investments, Georgia has now committed the full $218 million awarded to the state for its first year of funding through the federal Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). The investment announced Thursday was made possible through the Working Families Tax Cuts Act—passed by Republicans in Congress and unanimously opposed by Democrats—delivering a historic $50 billion investment to help states…
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