North Carolina Awarded More Than $216 Million in Additional Rural Health Transformation Funding
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) announced in Raleigh on November 12, 2026, that the state has been awarded $216,824,573.30 in continued funding from the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Rural Health Transformation Program to strengthen care in rural communities.
Together with the $100 million awarded to states earlier in the program, North Carolina has now received more than $429 million since April 2026, exactly $429,832,929.77, all funded by CMS and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The state received more than $213 million in the program's first year. NCDHHS said the new funding will go to workforce, technology and connecting rural patients with primary care.
The Rural Health Transformation Program runs for five years, with later-year awards tied to states' progress. NCDHHS will hold a public webinar on December 10 at which Secretary Dev Sangvai will present the state's strategic plan and funding direction.
Governor Josh Stein said every North Carolinian should be able to get affordable, high-quality care close to home, and that the state will put the federal investment to work for rural hospitals and clinics.
NCDHHS also noted that Medicaid cuts under the federal H.R.1 law are projected to cost North Carolina tens of billions of dollars over the next decade, and the state is assessing the impact on rural providers while using transformation funding to offset part of the pressure.
Source: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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