Rep. Clyde Applauds $93.3 Million Investment to Transform Rural Healthcare Access Across Georgia

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09) applauded the Trump Administration's announcement that a $93.3 million investment is being delivered to Georgia to help strengthen rural hospitals and improve health outcomes through the federal Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP).

This investment was made possible through Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which received Rep. Clyde's vote and unanimous Democrat opposition, including from Georgia's Democrat Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock. The OBBBA delivered a historic $50 billion investment, known as the Rural Health Transformation Program, to help states modernize rural health.

"I'm deeply thankful for President Trump and his Administration's implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act's commitment to invest in and ultimately improve rural healthcare," said Clyde. "From strengthening the workforce to expanding access to critical care, this investment will make a tremendous impact throughout the Peach State, including in the rural communities across the Ninth District. It's incredible to see the Rural Health Transformation Program in action, delivering on our promise to make rural America healthy again."

Background

Today's announcement, which is just one part of the larger overall funding amount awarded to Georgia for Fiscal Year 2026, completes Georgia's initial Year 1 award cycle.

Projects supported by this funding include:

• Preparing rural hospitals for value-based care: Georgia is supporting 87 rural hospitals with pre-implementation funding to prepare for participation in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) AHEAD Model, helping providers build the capacity needed to transition toward more sustainable, accountable models of care.
• Strengthening the rural healthcare workforce: Investments are expanding education and training opportunities for nurses, emergency medical technicians, and paramedics, while supporting new approaches to recruiting and retaining healthcare professionals in rural communities.
• Expanding access and strengthening the continuum of care: Georgia is investing in telehealth access points, maternal and behavioral healthcare, newborn screening, transportation, and other services designed to better connect rural patients with care.
• Modernizing rural healthcare through technology and innovation: Funding is supporting technology-enabled care and infrastructure, including rural hospital cybersecurity, telehealth capacity, surgical robotics, and other tools designed to strengthen rural healthcare delivery and workforce retention.

Additional information is available here: CMS | Trump Administration Announces $93.3 Million to Expand Telehealth Services, Advance Surgical Robotics and Transform Rural Healthcare Access Across Georgia