The Trump Administration announced more than $233 million in Rural Health Transformation Program funding for California, the state's full fiscal year 2026 allocation for rural healthcare.
The investment will support primary, maternal, specialty, and behavioral healthcare in rural areas through regional care networks, telehealth, and workforce development, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
The funding, drawn from the Working Families Tax Cuts Act passed by Congress, represents part of a $50 billion nationwide allocation for rural health transformation.
California's funding will be used to support recruitment and retention of healthcare workers, help rural providers maintain essential services, develop new approaches to healthcare delivery and payment, expand community-based preventive care, and modernize healthcare technology.
"This is what rural health transformation should look like: federal investment that is putting patients first, driving lasting improvements and expanding healthcare for the hardworking Americans who call these communities home," said CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz.