Kentucky
$213M first-year CMS award (FY2026)Nearly half of Kentucky's 1.87 million residents live in rural areas. Many of these communities, especially in Eastern Kentucky, have a lower life expectancy and face major health challenges like chronic disease, lack of maternal care, behavioral health crises, and limited dental and emergency services.
Here's what Kentucky is building — and where Beam fits.
How Kentucky Is Allocating the Money
A full funding split was not verified. The official state program has the latest plan and notices.
$213M
first-year CMS award (FY2026)
5
Initiatives
2
Beam fits
Rural Community Hubs for Chronic Care Innovation
Funding split not published
Supporting rural community hubs for chronic care innovation programs across Kentucky's rural communities.
PoWERing Maternal and Infant Health, Community-Based Teams
Funding split not published
Supporting powering maternal and infant health, community-based teams programs across Kentucky's rural communities.
Rapid Response to Recovery, EmPATH Model, Mobile Crisis, and Telehealth
Funding split not published
Supporting rapid response to recovery, empath model, mobile crisis, and telehealth programs across Kentucky's rural communities.
Rooted in Health, Kentucky Rural Dental Access Program
Funding split not published
Supporting rooted in health, kentucky rural dental access program programs across Kentucky's rural communities.
From Crisis to Care, Integrated EMS and Trauma Response
Funding split not published
Supporting from crisis to care, integrated ems and trauma response programs across Kentucky's rural communities.
A full funding split has not been verified. Amounts are not shown.
Initiative allocations are estimated based on publicly available state RHTP plans. Exact funding splits are determined by each state's implementation process.
Where Kentucky Is in the Process
Dec. 29, 2025
CMS announces first-year RHTP funding for all 50 states. This is a national milestone, not a state-specific implementation update.
Official sourceThe federal program page with state-by-state details, fact sheets, and application materials.
Local Champions in Kentucky
RHTP is administered at the state level, with active involvement from federal legislators, state agencies, and regional health institutions.
Kentucky’s Department for Public Health, under the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS)
Lead State Agency
The lead agency responsible for the overall Rural Health Transformation Plan and refocusing efforts on improving access and prevention of high-priority health conditions.
Sub-recipients
Sub-Awardees
Organizations that will receive funds and play a critical role in carrying out the proposed initiatives outlined in the RHTP.
Stakeholders
Collaborating Partners
Organizations that will engage with the program throughout its duration to provide broad input and collaboration.
Where Beam Fits Into Kentucky's Plan
Beam's shared specialist network can help Kentucky's
Initiative 1 — Rural Community Hubs for Chronic Care Innovation
Supporting rural community hubs for chronic care innovation across Kentucky's rural communities.
Initiative 3 — Rapid Response to Recovery, EmPATH Model, Mobile Crisis, and Telehealth
Supporting rapid response to recovery, empath model, mobile crisis, and telehealth across Kentucky's rural communities.
Outcomes data and CMS reporting — every Beam interaction generates reportable metrics your program needs.
White-label deployment — Beam runs under your brand, integrated into existing clinical workflows.
If your network is evaluating partners for these initiatives — or if you're a rural hospital trying to understand how to qualify — that's the conversation we want to have.
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