Summary
On July 3, Congress passed via the FY 2025 budget reconciliation process H.R.1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), and on July 4, the President signed it into law. Section 71401 of the Bill modifies Section 2105 of the Social Security Act and establishes a $50 billion grant program ($10 billion per fiscal year for FY 2026 – 2030) for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to distribute payments to the 50 states through the Rural Health Transformation Program. Applications to participate in the grant program must be approved by the HHS Secretary no later than December 31, 2025.
The Office of the Governor, in coordination with the Mississippi Division of Medicaid (DOM) and the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH), intends to solicit public input through a public survey and a stakeholder forum to develop a Rural Health Transformation Plan (Plan), and submit a timely application for the grant funding. The Office of the Governor will make the final selection for initiatives included in the Plan.
The Rural Health Transformation Fund forum scheduled for Thursday, August 28, 2025, will be by invitation only. Selected presenters will be allotted a time slot to present their idea(s) for the Mississippi Rural Health Transformation Program directly to representatives from the Mississippi Office of the Governor, the Mississippi Division of Medicaid, and the Mississippi State Department of Health. This is not an open forum; each presenter’s participation will conclude with their presentation.
Full Text of bill: Text – H.R.1 – 119th Congress (2025-2026): One Big Beautiful Bill Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
Please complete the survey by 5 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025: Rural Health Transformation Program Stakeholder Survey
See the full Survey: https://medicaid.ms.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Attachment-E-Rural-Health-Transformation-Program-Stakeholder-Survey.pdf
Request for Quotes: Procurement – Mississippi Division of Medicaid
DOM, in coordination with the Office of the Governor and MSDH, is soliciting quotes from consultants to prepare the State’s Application for the Rural Health Transformation Program provided for in The One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Proposals must be received no later than August 4, 2025.
