STAT+: CMS divvies up first payments from $50B rural health fund, with an eye toward MAHA goals

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Source: STAT News

Original: https://www.statnews.com/2025/12/29/trump-rural-health-fund-rewards-maha-ideas/?...

Published: Mon, 29 Dec 2025 18:10:20 +0000

The Trump administration has announced the distribution of the first payments from a new $50 billion fund to promote rural health. Not all states will receive equal amounts. The distribution is being made with MAHA's goals in mind. The announcement came Monday. The fund is specifically for rural health. CMS is responsible for the distribution of these funds.1][3