West Virginia
$200M first-year CMS award (FY2026)West Virginia's plan targets its rural population to improve health outcomes and workforce participation. It focuses on tackling health barriers like addiction, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.
Here's what West Virginia is building — and where Beam fits.
How West Virginia Is Allocating the Money
A full funding split was not verified. The official state program has the latest plan and notices.
$200M
first-year CMS award (FY2026)
7
Initiatives
1
Beam fits
Connected Care Grid
Funding split not published
Supporting connected care grid programs across West Virginia's rural communities.
Rural Health Link
Funding split not published
Supporting rural health link programs across West Virginia's rural communities.
Mountain State Care Force
Funding split not published
Supporting mountain state care force programs across West Virginia's rural communities.
Smart Care Catalyst
Funding split not published
Supporting smart care catalyst programs across West Virginia's rural communities.
Health to Prosperity Pipeline
Funding split not published
Supporting health to prosperity pipeline programs across West Virginia's rural communities.
Personal Health Accelerator
Funding split not published
Supporting personal health accelerator programs across West Virginia's rural communities.
HealthTech Appalachia
Funding split not published
Supporting healthtech appalachia programs across West Virginia'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 West Virginia 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 West Virginia
RHTP is administered at the state level, with active involvement from federal legislators, state agencies, and regional health institutions.
West Virginia Department of Health
Lead State Agency
The lead applicant overseeing the program and distributing sub-awards through competitive grants and direct state agency awards.
West Virginia Department of Health
Sub-Awardee Organization
The lead state agency will also receive direct state agency awards to support the program.
Competitive grants
Sub-Awardee Organization
Sub-awards will be distributed through a mix of competitive grants.
Where Beam Fits Into West Virginia's Plan
Beam's shared specialist network can support West Virginia's "Connected Care Grid" by providing eConsults and telespecialty services to expand healthcare access digitally. Curbside consults can further assist “Smart Care Catalyst” by offering quick provider-to-provider guidance, freeing up time for patients and sustaining viability.
Initiative 3 — Mountain State Care Force
Supporting mountain state care force across West Virginia'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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