The Trump Administration announced $3.63 million in Rural Health Transformation Program funding to expand community integrated health services across rural Montana. The funds will be distributed to 17 rural EMS agencies to cover new or expanded staff positions, transportation costs, equipment, and clinical integration needs such as training and electronic health records, according to the administration.
Participating EMS professionals will carry out patient care plans under medical director oversight, extending primary care into the home. Services supported by the funding include post-discharge follow-up, fall risk assessments, wound care, lab draws, point-of-care testing, and resource navigation to help patients manage chronic conditions like asthma and diabetes while overcoming barriers such as limited transportation and mobility.
The funding was made possible through the Working Families Tax Cuts Act passed by Republicans in Congress, which the administration says delivered a $50 billion investment to help states transform healthcare delivery. The Rural Health Transformation Program is being led by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.