As of October 22, 2026, Rural Care Journey has confirmed several notable RHTP developments from current issuer sources:
• Hawaii’s HOME RUN Education Award now explicitly treats every Neighbor Island community as rural and identifies eight eligible O‘ahu ZIP codes: 96792, 96786, 96795, 96717, 96762, 96731, 96712, and 96791. https://ahec.hawaii.edu/home-run/index.html
• Oklahoma’s RHTP Funding page lists the OHCA EHR Expansion RFI (Year 1 Application), due December 1, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. CST. https://oklahoma.gov/rhtp/rhtp-funding.html
• Mississippi has announced 167 first-round RHTP awards totaling $104,115,146. The state says its workforce and psychiatric-emergency initiatives were still under review at the time of that announcement. https://mississippirhtp.com/rhtp-news/governor-reeves-announces-167-rural-health-transformation-program-awards-totaling-more-than-104-million/
• Michigan has published its Year 1 RHTP annual report. https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/assistance-programs/medicaid/rural-health-transformation-program
• North Carolina’s ROOTS implementation is now documented across all six Medicaid regions, with five lead organizations because Trillium covers Regions 2 and 5. https://www.ncdhhs.gov/about/department-initiatives/rural-health-transformation-program/rural-health-transformation-program-grant-opportunities
We are holding conflicting or insufficiently sourced deadline and award-count claims until the issuer publishes evidence that resolves them.