Rural Health Transformation Funding Drives New Role for Community Care Hubs in Medicaid Infrastructure

States are adapting Community Care Hub models—originally designed to connect Medicaid plans with community organizations addressing social needs—to serve as backbone infrastructure for rural health system transformation under the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program. Several states including North Carolina, Missouri, and Rhode Island are deploying hub-like entities to centralize contracting, referrals, payment, and coordination across fragmented rural providers and CBOs. The expansion raises questions about sustainability, capacity, and whether CCHs can successfully scale from Medicaid social care coordination to broader regional health system transformation.

Managed Care · Behavioral Health · LTSS

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