West Virginia

West Virginia plans to announce additional RHTP awards aimed at increasing the nursing workforce. This initiative is part of a broader strategy to strengthen healthcare staffing in rural areas.

Announcement of a strategy aiming to strengthen West Virginia's healthcare workforce by increasing nurses.

West Virginia received a $2.4 million federal grant focused on addressing rural healthcare workforce shortages. The state has launched a public application for its extensive $500 million Rural Health Transformation Fund, the largest rural health reform effort in West Virginia history.

West Virginia’s first award under the Provider Productivity Support Fund provides $500,000 to CHANGE, Inc. to deploy AI technology and expand chronic care management services. The initiative aims to reduce provider administrative burden and improve healthcare delivery in rural counties. Key contacts: dhcommunications@wv.gov Event schedule: - Award Announcement - 09/22/2026 - West Virginia

The document is a funding opportunity solicitation to deploy an evidence-based Outpatient Remote Patient Monitoring program in rural West Virginia. It emphasizes use of FDA-cleared devices and virtual care coordination to manage Diabetes and Hypertension among high-risk populations, aligned with state health goals and MAHA principles. Key contacts: Gwyndolyn M. McGee gwyndolyn.m.mcgee@wv.gov Event schedule: - Solicitation Issued - 09/21/2026 - Solicitation Closes - 09/23/2026 - 23:59

West Virginia has released a new RFQ solicitation for the RHL initiative to develop and deploy a statewide Unified Health-Mobility Platform to enhance rural health access. The solicitation seeks technology development partners and requires submissions via the state's centralized vendor portal. Event schedule: - Final Application Due Date - 08/31/2026 - wvOASIS Vendor Self Service portal

This is a detailed line item budget worksheet template for application under the West Virginia RHTP 'Vehicle Acquisition Service Operations' (RHL-VASO) opportunity. It is intended for use by applicants to complete their budget submissions and does not include any finalized funding amounts or recipients.

This guidance clarifies that applicants for the WV Regional Hubs opportunity under RHTP can use contractors or vendors for non-clinical coordination services, and should ensure interoperability with the forthcoming state mobility platform. The shared funding pool for this and the mobility platform solicitation is $7.1 million, but final amounts per award have not been set. Applicants may propose phased or regional coverage and a variety of physical or virtual hub models, with a preference for physical staffing; direct transportation payments for uncovered health access needs are eligible but must not duplicate other funding sources.

Document notes a statement from Dr. Arvin Singh, secretary of West Virginia, predicting another $199M in RHTP funds for the state.

West Virginia received $199 million in the first year of the Rural Health Transformation Program. The health secretary anticipates additional funding in the future to continue rural health transformation efforts.

West Virginia has received a $200 million federal award targeted at rural health transformation to improve healthcare access in rural areas. Event schedule: - rural health transformation Daily update ⋅ August 26, 2026 WEB West Virginia offers funding to improve rural healthcare access - Facebook Facebook ... 󱎖. West Virginia receives $200 million for rural health tran...