$20 million invested to boost rural healthcare in North Carolina
CMS has announced a $20 million investment in North Carolina's rural healthcare through the Rural Health Transformation Program, focusing on technology upgrades, telehealth, and access expansion to ensure equitable healthcare for all residents.
The funding is from the Working Families Tax Cuts Act and will go towards technology upgrades for rural providers and expanding access to rural healthcare across North Carolina. This is in addition to the $11.25 million in RHTP funding North Carolina will receive for preventive and behavioral healthcare improvements across schools and rural EMS workforce enhancements.
The new investment will focus on making telehealth more accessible, modernizing technology, and improving electronic health records while maintaining/strengthening cybersecurity measures. The goal is to ensure everyone in the state has access to quality care despite where they live.
