Utah
$196M first-year CMS award (FY2026)Rural residents in Utah, a state that is 77% rural, face healthcare challenges due to geographic isolation, provider shortages, and economic hardships. This plan targets these communities to improve health outcomes and ensure long-term healthcare viability.
Here's what Utah is building — and where Beam fits.
How Utah Is Allocating the Money
A full funding split was not verified. The official state program has the latest plan and notices.
$196M
first-year CMS award (FY2026)
7
Initiatives
5
Beam fits
PATH (Preventive Action and Transformation for Health)
Funding split not published
Supporting path (preventive action and transformation for health) programs across Utah's rural communities.
RISE (Rural Incentive and Skill Expansion)
Funding split not published
Supporting rise (rural incentive and skill expansion) programs across Utah's rural communities.
SHIFT (Sustaining Health Infrastructure for Transformation)
Funding split not published
Supporting shift (sustaining health infrastructure for transformation) programs across Utah's rural communities.
FAST (Financial Approaches for Sustainable Transformation)
Funding split not published
Supporting fast (financial approaches for sustainable transformation) programs across Utah's rural communities.
LIFT (Leveraging Innovation for Facilitated Telehealth)
Funding split not published
Supporting lift (leveraging innovation for facilitated telehealth) programs across Utah's rural communities.
SUPPORT (Shared Utilities for Partnered Provider Operational Resources and Technology)
Funding split not published
Supporting support (shared utilities for partnered provider operational resources and technology) programs across Utah's rural communities.
LINCS (Leveraging Interoperability Networks to Connect Services)
Funding split not published
Supporting lincs (leveraging interoperability networks to connect services) programs across Utah'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 Utah 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 Utah
RHTP is administered at the state level, with active involvement from federal legislators, state agencies, and regional health institutions.
Utah Department of Health and Human Services
Lead State Agency
Lead organization for Utah's Rural Health Transformation Program.
Subrecipients
Sub-Awardee Organizations
Subrecipients will be selected after the Notice of Award to help implement the program's initiatives.
State, local, Tribal, and community partners
Community Partners
These partners will collaborate to implement seven integrated initiatives and create a rural health ecosystem.
Where Beam Fits Into Utah's Plan
Beam's shared specialist network, including eConsults and telespecialty, can directly support Utah's LIFT initiative by expanding access to care through telehealth. Our curbside consults also align with SUPPORT's goal to enhance operational efficiency for partnered providers.
Initiative 3 — SHIFT (Sustaining Health Infrastructure for Transformation)
Supporting shift (sustaining health infrastructure for transformation) across Utah's rural communities.
Initiative 4 — FAST (Financial Approaches for Sustainable Transformation)
Supporting fast (financial approaches for sustainable transformation) across Utah's rural communities.
Initiative 5 — LIFT (Leveraging Innovation for Facilitated Telehealth)
Supporting lift (leveraging innovation for facilitated telehealth) across Utah's rural communities.
Initiative 6 — SUPPORT (Shared Utilities for Partnered Provider Operational Resources and Technology)
Supporting support (shared utilities for partnered provider operational resources and technology) across Utah's rural communities.
Initiative 7 — LINCS (Leveraging Interoperability Networks to Connect Services)
Supporting lincs (leveraging interoperability networks to connect services) across Utah'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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