Ohio
$202M first-year CMS award (FY2026)Ohio's plan targets 4.4 million residents in 73 non-urban counties, particularly those in rural and Appalachian areas facing limited access to care, hospital closures, and chronic health conditions. It aims to improve healthcare for communities with higher rates of heart disease, diabetes, COPD, cancer, and suicide, and address maternity care deserts.
Here's what Ohio is building — and where Beam fits.
How Ohio Is Allocating the Money
A full funding split was not verified. The official state program has the latest plan and notices.
$202M
first-year CMS award (FY2026)
6
Initiatives
2
Beam fits
Rural Health Innovation Hubs
Funding split not published
Supporting rural health innovation hubs programs across Ohio's rural communities.
Emergency Care Transformation
Funding split not published
Supporting emergency care transformation programs across Ohio's rural communities.
School-Based Health Centers
Funding split not published
Supporting school-based health centers programs across Ohio's rural communities.
OH SEE
Funding split not published
Supporting oh see programs across Ohio's rural communities.
Rural Workforce Pipeline
Funding split not published
Supporting rural workforce pipeline programs across Ohio's rural communities.
Telehealth, Remote Monitoring, and Interoperable Electronic Medical Records
Funding split not published
Supporting telehealth, remote monitoring, and interoperable electronic medical records programs across Ohio'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 Ohio 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 Ohio
RHTP is administered at the state level, with active involvement from federal legislators, state agencies, and regional health institutions.
Ohio Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP)
Lead State Agency
The RHTP leads the implementation of initiatives to improve healthcare access, outcomes, and workforce capacity across Ohio’s rural counties.
Local partners (hospitals, FQHCs, universities, EMS, associations)
Sub-Awardee Organizations
More than 300 local partners will collaborate on the plan and implement initiatives with state oversight.
Hospitals
Sub-Awardee Organizations
Hospitals are partners in the Rural Health Innovation Hubs, working to coordinate care and reduce costs.
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)
Sub-Awardee Organizations
FQHCs are among the 300+ partners collaborating on the plan's implementation.
Universities
Sub-Awardee Organizations
Universities are partners in building the Rural Workforce Pipeline and establishing school-based health centers.
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Sub-Awardee Organizations
EMS is a partner in the Emergency Care Transformation initiative and within the Rural Health Innovation Hubs.
Where Beam Fits Into Ohio's Plan
Beam's shared specialist network of eConsults and curbside consults can support Ohio's Rural Health Innovation Hubs by connecting rural hospitals and clinics to specialists. Telespecialty can also expand the reach of services offered through School-Based Health Centers and the OH SEE initiative, particularly for behavioral and oral health needs, and integrate with the cross-cutting strategy to embed telehealth across initiatives.
Initiative 1 — Rural Health Innovation Hubs
Supporting rural health innovation hubs across Ohio's rural communities.
Initiative 6 — Telehealth, Remote Monitoring, and Interoperable Electronic Medical Records
Supporting telehealth, remote monitoring, and interoperable electronic medical records across Ohio'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.
Working on Ohio's RHTP program?
Ready to discuss strategy or need help with grant application?