Research Letter

Rural Health Transformation Program Allocations and Rural Health Needs in the US

JAMA 10.1001/jama.2026.1735

March 05, 2026 at 11:00 AM EST

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This study examines associations between recently released state-level Rural Health Transformation Program funding and measures of rural health, access, and projected reductions in Medicaid spending.

Corresponding Author: Paula Chatterjee, MD, MPH, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 3600 Civic Center Blvd, 7th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (pchat@pennmedicine.upenn.edu).

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