North Dakota
$199M first-year CMS award (FY2026)North Dakota’s plan focuses on rural health systems threatened by workforce shortages, financially fragile facilities, and outcome gaps for Tribal and frontier communities. It aims to stabilize the rural workforce and bring care closer to home statewide.
Here's what North Dakota is building — and where Beam fits.
How North Dakota Is Allocating the Money
A full funding split was not verified. The official state program has the latest plan and notices.
$199M
first-year CMS award (FY2026)
4
Initiatives
2
Beam fits
Strengthen and Stabilize Rural Health Workforce
Funding split not published
Supporting strengthen and stabilize rural health workforce programs across North Dakota's rural communities.
Make North Dakota Healthy Again
Funding split not published
Supporting make north dakota healthy again programs across North Dakota's rural communities.
Bring High-Quality Health Care Closer to Home
Funding split not published
Supporting bring high-quality health care closer to home programs across North Dakota's rural communities.
Connect Tech, Data and Providers for a Stronger ND
Funding split not published
Supporting connect tech, data and providers for a stronger nd programs across North Dakota'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 North Dakota 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 North Dakota
RHTP is administered at the state level, with active involvement from federal legislators, state agencies, and regional health institutions.
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services (NDHHS) Rural Health
Lead State Agency
Lead agency for the North Dakota Rural Health Transformation Plan.
Tribal and frontier communities
Target Communities
The plan aims to reduce outcome gaps for these communities and protect rural independence while honoring local and Tribal values.
Rural residents
Target Population
The RHTP is a statewide roadmap to strengthen and stabilize the rural workforce and bring high quality health care closer to home for all rural residents.
Where Beam Fits Into North Dakota's Plan
Beam’s shared specialist network can support North Dakota’s "Bring High-Quality Health Care Closer to Home" initiative by providing eConsults, curbside consults, and telespecialty to reduce reliance on physical workforce. It can also support "Connect Tech, Data and Providers for a Stronger ND" by facilitating data sharing and improved access to specialists.
Initiative 2 — Make North Dakota Healthy Again
Supporting make north dakota healthy again across North Dakota's rural communities.
Initiative 3 — Bring High-Quality Health Care Closer to Home
Supporting bring high-quality health care closer to home across North Dakota'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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