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West Virginia Receives 4.8 Million Dollars in Federal Funds to Recruit Rural Healthcare Workers and Expand Preventive Care
A September 9 CMS announcement delivered two grants of approximately 2.4 million dollars each to address workforce shortages and expand employer-based clinical services in rural West Virginia communities.
By the Goodsurance editorial teamSeptember 13, 2026
CMS announced on September 9, 2026, that West Virginia will receive 4.8 million dollars in federal rural health funding through the Rural Health Transformation Program, established under the Working Families Tax Cuts Act.
The investment arrives as two separate awards of approximately 2.4 million dollars each.
West Virginia gets 4.8 million dollars to recruit rural healthcare workers and expand workplace clinics under the federal 50-billion-dollar Rural Health Transformation Program.
The first grant supports a statewide recruitment and relocation program for licensed healthcare professionals in rural areas. CMS set a first-year goal of recruiting at least 125 licensed healthcare workers. The program also covers home dialysis access, medical transportation, telehealth services, and chronic disease management for underserved communities.
The second grant flows through West Virginia's Health to Prosperity initiative to fund worksite clinics and employer-based healthcare services, extending preventive care to residents who live and work where traditional clinic access is limited.
The Rural Health Transformation Program is a national initiative funded at 50 billion dollars total, distributing grants in phases across all 50 states. It is designed to increase access to primary, behavioral, maternal, emergency, and specialty care in communities that have historically faced shortages of healthcare providers. Other states have received significantly larger awards in earlier funding rounds.
In plain words
West Virginia will get 4.8 million dollars from the federal government to improve healthcare in rural areas. About 2.4 million dollars will be used to bring at least 125 healthcare workers to places that do not have enough. Another 2.4 million dollars will help set up clinics at workplaces and expand preventive care. This money is part of a national program with 50 billion dollars total to help all 50 states improve rural healthcare. The goal is to give people in rural areas access to primary care, mental health care, and other services that can be hard to find in some communities.
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Source: CMS
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