The Trump administration announced a $10 billion rural health care funding program that states will share next year.The goal is to offset large budget cuts to rural hospitals.President Donald Trump signed an executive order to support rural health providers and expand telehealth.[original content] President Donald Trump signed an executive order to support rural health providers and expand telehealth.[1][2][3] The program includes voluntary Medicare pilot payment models that offer financial incentives for better quality care to help keep rural hospitals open after the closure of about 130 of them over the past decade.[1][4] The Administration will propose permanent Medicare telehealth payments for certain providers and services after the pandemic ends."[1][2] During the peak of the lockdowns due to the coronavirus, the number of Medicare telehealth visits increased from a few thousand per week to more than 1 million.1][2] A task force will also be formed to improve broadband internet in rural areas to support telehealth.[3][4] The CHART (Community Health and Rural Transformation) model includes selecting 20 rural ACOs for advanced payments under the Medicare Shared Savings Program.[5] The CHART model includes selecting 20 rural ACOs for advanced payments under the Medicare Shared Savings Program.