New Mexico
$211M first-year CMS award (FY2026)The New Mexico Rural Health Transformation Plan aims to help rural, frontier, and Tribal communities. It will make healthcare better and more fair for these groups.
Here's what New Mexico is building — and where Beam fits.
How New Mexico Is Allocating the Money
A full funding split was not verified. The official state program has the latest plan and notices.
$211M
first-year CMS award (FY2026)
5
Initiatives
2
Beam fits
Healthy Horizons: Expanding Access to Care in Rural Communities
Funding split not published
Supporting healthy horizons: expanding access to care in rural communities programs across New Mexico's rural communities.
Rooted in New Mexico: Building Tomorrow’s Rural Health Workforce
Funding split not published
Supporting rooted in new mexico: building tomorrow’s rural health workforce programs across New Mexico's rural communities.
Rural Health Innovation Fund: Enabling Community-Designed, Community-Led Change
Funding split not published
Supporting rural health innovation fund: enabling community-designed, community-led change programs across New Mexico's rural communities.
Bridge to Resilience: Rural Health Sustainability & Innovation Center
Funding split not published
Supporting bridge to resilience: rural health sustainability & innovation center programs across New Mexico's rural communities.
Rural Health Data Hub: Establishing a Health Analytics Platform
Funding split not published
Supporting rural health data hub: establishing a health analytics platform programs across New Mexico'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 New Mexico 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 New Mexico
RHTP is administered at the state level, with active involvement from federal legislators, state agencies, and regional health institutions.
New Mexico Health Care Authority (HCA)
Lead State Agency
The New Mexico Health Care Authority is leading the state's Rural Health Transformation Plan.
Rural Health Sustainability & Innovation Center
Sub-Awardee Organization
The Rural Health Sustainability & Innovation Center will provide tailored technical assistance, education, and support to strengthen rural healthcare providers and foster regional partnerships.
Rural Health Data Hub
Sub-Awardee Organization
The Rural Health Data Hub will build a statewide health analytics platform to improve rural health planning, enable predictive insights, and expand access to timely health information for providers.
Where Beam Fits Into New Mexico's Plan
Beam's shared specialist network can support New Mexico's initiative to expand access to care in rural communities, called Healthy Horizons. Our eConsults and telespecialty services can strengthen specialty care and chronic disease management in these areas. Beam can also help local providers improve care delivery, which supports the Bridge to Resilience initiative. We do this by giving them access to specialists and support.
Initiative 4 — Bridge to Resilience: Rural Health Sustainability & Innovation Center
Supporting bridge to resilience: rural health sustainability & innovation center across New Mexico's rural communities.
Initiative 5 — Rural Health Data Hub: Establishing a Health Analytics Platform
Supporting rural health data hub: establishing a health analytics platform across New Mexico'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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