JFAC takes lead on Rural Health Transformation Program after previous bills stalled
BOISE — With past efforts to provide direction on the Rural Health Transformation Program floundering this session, the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee took it upon themselves Tuesday to advance guardrails for spending hundreds of millions in health care grants.
The Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) was established last year following the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill. The $50 billion in funding for the program is to be distributed to all 50 states in $10 billion increments from 2026 through 2030. Idaho was awarded $929 million over this time frame in $186 million increments, each available for 2 years before expiring.
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