CMS divvies up first payments from $50B rural health fund, with an eye toward MAHA goals Not all states are getting equal payments from program meant to transform health care systems

https://www.statnews.com/2025/12/29/trump-rural-health-fund-rewards-maha-ideas/?utm_campaign=daily_recap&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-88lv8FA3AA5c62oiL6OitpckgZlzcbU_IYqUS5vs0v-L2E2vG0JiG_2VbcH3GNBN7vqOSRMp3ht5YhHDrQ-DhvyDixrA&_hsmi=396329209&utm_content=396329209&utm_source=hs_email By Daniel PayneDec. 29, 2025 Washington Correspondent