FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 10, 2026
CONTACT: Mandi Critchfield, (202) 224-4515
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) applauded the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) announcement that Idaho will receive another nearly $183 million in Rural Health Transformation Program funding. The program, established under the Working Families Tax Cuts championed by Crapo, supports state-led investments in rural health care delivery systems. Idaho is using the funding to improve workforce recruitment, expand innovative care models and invest in rural health infrastructure, among other goals.
“The Rural Health Transformation Program is supporting many worthwhile initiatives across Idaho and this additional funding will continue that success,” said Crapo. “These investments will shore up rural hospitals and kickstart new, innovative methods of providing care, benefiting rural and remote communities for many years to come.”
This announcement comes shortly after details about projects supported in the program’s first year were released. Idaho is expected to receive close to one billion dollars over the duration of the program.
Click here to learn more about the Rural Health Transformation Program.
Click here to learn more about the Finance Committee provisions in the Working Families Tax Cuts.
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About Mike Crapo
Senator Mike Crapo has represented Idaho in the Senate since 1999, following three terms in the U.S. House and eight years in the Idaho State Senate. A lifelong Idahoan, he currently serves as Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.
