Rural Health Transformation Program Request for Information

DHS is in the process of applying for the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) that is due November 5. We received responses to our request for information and will be meeting with partners, as required in the notice of funding opportunity, to help inform the application. 

The application must align with the required use categories and eligibility criteria defined by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). DHS intends to pursue a comprehensive approach to meet the needs of Wisconsin communities.

Each state must propose three or more activities it plans to pursue through the Rural Health Transformation Program from the following list:

1. Recruit and retain clinical workforce talent to rural areas, with a 5-year commitment
2. Provide payments to providers for health care items or services
3. Develop projects that support innovative models of care (value-based care, alternative payments)
4. Promote sustainable access to high quality rural health care services
5. Assist rural communities to right size their health care delivery systems (preventative, ambulatory, pre-hospital, emergency, acute inpatient care, outpatient care, and post-acute care services)
6. Support access to opioid use disorder treatment, substance use treatment, and mental health services
7. Provide training and technical assistance to develop and adopt technology-enabled solutions to improve care delivery in rural hospitals (remote monitoring, robotics, AI)
8. Provide technical assistance, software, and hardware for IT advances to improve efficiency, enhance cybersecurity capacity, and improve health outcomes
9. Promote consumer-facing, technology-driven solutions for the prevention and management of chronic diseases
10. Promote evidence-based, measurable intervention to improve prevention and chronic disease management