Rural Health
Resources by State: State-by-state
Rural Health Transformation State Scorecards: Budget Period 1
Provides an overview of each state's progress implementing the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) through July 31, 2026. Reflects information reported by states in their Year 1 RHTP Annual Reports. Covers the status of state policy actions, Make Rural America Healthy Again state policy commitments, and the speed at which the state has implemented RHTP initiatives based on the number of checkpoints completed. Includes the amount of RHTP funding each state received for budget periods 1 and 2.
Date: 11/2026
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Provides an overview of each state's progress implementing the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) through July 31, 2026. Reflects information reported by states in their Year 1 RHTP Annual Reports. Covers the status of state policy actions, Make Rural America Healthy Again state policy commitments, and the speed at which the state has implemented RHTP initiatives based on the number of checkpoints completed. Includes the amount of RHTP funding each state received for budget periods 1 and 2.
Date: 11/2026
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Rural Health Transformation Program State Programmatic Snapshots: 2026 Release - Year 2 Funding
Provides an overview of each state's Rural Health Transformation Program initiatives and focus areas. Describes policy action commitments outlined in states' project narratives and the funding states received related to these commitments for budget period 2. Includes overall funding amounts received by states for budget periods 1 and 2.
Date: 11/2026
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Provides an overview of each state's Rural Health Transformation Program initiatives and focus areas. Describes policy action commitments outlined in states' project narratives and the funding states received related to these commitments for budget period 2. Includes overall funding amounts received by states for budget periods 1 and 2.
Date: 11/2026
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Availability of Hospital-Based Obstetric Services in the United States by County, 2010–2024: A State-by-State Report
Provides national-, state-, and county-specific information on changes in obstetric care availability between 2010-2024. Includes maps and statistics with breakdowns by rural and urban counties, including rural micropolitan and rural noncore counties.
Author(s): Kevan O'Hanlon, Katy B. Kozhimannil, Julia D. Interrante
Date: 11/2026
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Provides national-, state-, and county-specific information on changes in obstetric care availability between 2010-2024. Includes maps and statistics with breakdowns by rural and urban counties, including rural micropolitan and rural noncore counties.
Author(s): Kevan O'Hanlon, Katy B. Kozhimannil, Julia D. Interrante
Date: 11/2026
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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A Review of the Rural Health Transformation Program Year 1 Obligated Funds
Discusses states' obligation of first-year Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) funding through July 2026. Describes the degree to which states have committed funding across eight categories: workforce, health system innovation, technology, payment and service delivery models, disease prevention and care, accessible care, population health, and health promotion. Includes data on the percent of RHTP funding obligated by state through July 2026.
Date: 10/2026
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Discusses states' obligation of first-year Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) funding through July 2026. Describes the degree to which states have committed funding across eight categories: workforce, health system innovation, technology, payment and service delivery models, disease prevention and care, accessible care, population health, and health promotion. Includes data on the percent of RHTP funding obligated by state through July 2026.
Date: 10/2026
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Rural Health Transformation Program State Programmatic Snapshots: 2026 Release - Year 1 Funding
Provides an overview of each state's Rural Health Transformation Program initiatives and focus areas, as well as policy action commitments outlined in states' applications.
Date: 10/2026
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Provides an overview of each state's Rural Health Transformation Program initiatives and focus areas, as well as policy action commitments outlined in states' applications.
Date: 10/2026
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Traffic Safety Facts, 2024 Data: Older Population
National data on traffic crashes involving drivers age 65 and older. Features statistics from 2015-2024 with breakdowns by sex, age group, blood alcohol concentrations, state, and rural or urban location.
Date: 10/2026
Sponsoring organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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National data on traffic crashes involving drivers age 65 and older. Features statistics from 2015-2024 with breakdowns by sex, age group, blood alcohol concentrations, state, and rural or urban location.
Date: 10/2026
Sponsoring organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Traffic Safety Facts, 2024 Data: Passenger Vehicles
National data on traffic crashes involving passenger vehicles. Features statistics from 2020-2024 with breakdowns by vehicle type, time of day, fatalities, state, and rural or urban locations.
Date: 10/2026
Sponsoring organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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National data on traffic crashes involving passenger vehicles. Features statistics from 2020-2024 with breakdowns by vehicle type, time of day, fatalities, state, and rural or urban locations.
Date: 10/2026
Sponsoring organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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RHTP Obligated Funds Report
Presents information on Rural Health Transformation Program funding states have obligated to state agencies, contractors and vendors, community partners, hospitals, and others as of July 31, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Date: 10/2026
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Presents information on Rural Health Transformation Program funding states have obligated to state agencies, contractors and vendors, community partners, hospitals, and others as of July 31, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Date: 10/2026
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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America's Health Rankings 2026 Health of Women and Children Report
Provides a national and state-by-state overview of the health of infants, children, and women of reproductive age. Compares rural-urban differences in maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, healthcare access, substance use, mental health conditions, and more among reproductive-age women and children at the national level. Includes maps that show concentrated disadvantage by county within each state.
Additional links: Concentrated Disadvantage by County, State Summaries
Date: 10/2026
Sponsoring organization: United Health Foundation
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Provides a national and state-by-state overview of the health of infants, children, and women of reproductive age. Compares rural-urban differences in maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, healthcare access, substance use, mental health conditions, and more among reproductive-age women and children at the national level. Includes maps that show concentrated disadvantage by county within each state.
Additional links: Concentrated Disadvantage by County, State Summaries
Date: 10/2026
Sponsoring organization: United Health Foundation
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Rural and Urban Health Center Patients and Financing
Reports on rural and urban community health centers' revenue sources, patient demographics, and patient health insurance coverage using 2025 Uniform Data System (UDS) data. Includes an interactive map showing shares of child and adult rural health center patients covered by Medicaid by state.
Author(s): Akash Pillai, Jennifer Tolbert
Date: 10/2026
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Reports on rural and urban community health centers' revenue sources, patient demographics, and patient health insurance coverage using 2025 Uniform Data System (UDS) data. Includes an interactive map showing shares of child and adult rural health center patients covered by Medicaid by state.
Author(s): Akash Pillai, Jennifer Tolbert
Date: 10/2026
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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