State Policy · NM
CMS Delivers $74 Million in Rural Health Transformation Funds for New Mexico Regional Care Hubs
CMS announced a $74 million investment in New Mexico through the federal Rural Health Transformation Program to expand access to specialty, maternal, behavioral health, and chronic disease care in rural, frontier, and tribal communities. The funds support six Regional Hub Organizations leading Healthy Horizons, one component of the state's five-year RHTP strategy. The hubs will begin by coordinating with local providers and community partners to identify needs, set priorities, and develop plans that bring services closer to home. The investment is part of New Mexico's larger fiscal year 2026 award under the $50 billion RHTP and is grant funding, separate from Medicaid demonstration or waiver authority.
Why it mattersRural providers and community organizations in New Mexico will engage with this funding through the six regional hubs and the state's RHTP procurement structure rather than through waiver implementation, and the hubs' planning work will determine where specialty, maternal, and behavioral health investments land.