The Bipartisan Policy Center will host a webinar June 30 from 11 a.m. to noon EDT on how states are leveraging funding through the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) to strengthen rural healthcare delivery through technology and workforce investments.
Administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the RHTP provides $50 billion over five years to support state-led efforts to improve rural healthcare. States are using the funding for a variety of initiatives, including digital infrastructure, telehealth expansion and workforce development programs designed to improve access to care in rural communities.
Lauren LaPine-Ray, DrPH, MPH, vice president, policy & rural health, MHA, and executive director, MHA Center of Rural Excellence, will serve as a panelist. She will join rural health leaders from across the country to discuss how states are implementing RHTP initiatives and what federal policies may be needed to sustain these investments over the long term.
Additional panelists include Andy Lowe, executive director, New England Rural Health Association; and Lloyd Sirmons, executive director, Southeastern Telehealth Resource Center and Georgia Rural Health Association. The discussion will be moderated by Kevin Bennett, director, South Carolina Center for Rural and Primary Healthcare, and rural health fellow with The Commonwealth Fund.
Registration for the webinar is required, and MHA rural hospital members are encouraged to attend.
Members with questions may contact Lauren LaPine-Ray at the MHA Center of Rural Excellence.