The One Big Beautiful Bill: Historic Investment in Rural Healthcare
Impact Score: 2.6
Timeline: N/A: No specified deadline for implementation
Summary: The One Big Beautiful Bill marks a landmark investment targeting rural healthcare, emphasizing vulnerable communities. The Rural Health Transformation Program allocates unprecedented funding to states, requiring detailed plans overseen by CMS to improve access and outcomes. This initiative moves away from volume-based funding toward innovative, sustainable payment models addressing systemic rural hospital challenges. The program includes accountability measures to prevent misuse of funds and counters prior policy shortcomings by promoting an America-first healthcare system.
Key Actions: Vanderbilt University Medical Center should collaborate with CMS on transformation plans; the Office of Federal Relations to monitor funding and innovation opportunities; the School of Nursing to develop rural-focused training; the Department of Health Policy to research program impacts; and Public Policy Studies to engage in policy advocacy for rural healthcare benefits.
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