N.C. to Apply for Federal Rural Health Aid to Offset Medicaid Cuts
By Marge | Published 2025-08-18T17:42:20.152+00:00
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August 18, 2025: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) announced on Thursday, August 14, that it will begin preparing its application for the new federal Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). This move comes as the state braces for significant cuts to federal Medicaid funding.
North Carolina -- The RHTP was created as part of H.R. 1, a federal bill signed into law by President Trump in July 2025. While the bill includes sweeping cuts to federal health care spending, a major concern for states like North Carolina, the RHTP is intended to provide a temporary, five-year funding lifeline to rural health care systems.A Growing Crisis for North Carolina’s Rural CommunitiesThe need for this funding is especially urgent in North Carolina, which has the second-largest rural po