Massachusetts

Rural Health Transformation Program

Program: Massachusetts
First-year award: $162,005,238 (CMS)
Lead agency: Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Program page: mass.gov/rural-health-transformation-program
Contact: The program office's contact details
Where the plan names technology: Initiative 6 of Massachusetts's application, "Enhancing Technology Interoperability and Connectivity," "strengthens the technological infrastructure of rural healthcare providers to improve care coordination, data interoperability, cybersecurity, and emergency response," including help joining the state's health information exchange and cybersecurity assessments with the Massachusetts eHealth Institute (MeHI). The plan also funds remote patient monitoring and telehealth, a Rural Digital Health Sandbox with MeHI, and "AI solutions for patient scheduling, clinical note scribing, referrals management, and other tools."
AI named in the plan: Yes
Next: The state's key dates page lists no individual funding opportunities. It says procurements begin through COMMBUYS in summer 2026 and that "All year one RHTP Funds subject to procurement are contracted" in fall 2026, and that "More information will be shared as it becomes available." Providers can join the program's contact list through a sign-up form on the key dates page.

Checked against its sources Oct 13, 2026