New Hampshire Secures $500 Million Rural Health Grant as Medicaid Cuts Threaten 29,000 Residents
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Updated · The Dartmouth · May 22
New Hampshire Secures $500 Million Rural Health Grant as Medicaid Cuts Threaten 29,000 Residents
1 articles · Updated · The Dartmouth · May 22
$500 million in federal grants will flow to New Hampshire over five years through the Rural Health Transformation Program, giving the state the largest allocation in New England.
The money is meant to strengthen rural access and sustainability, but Dartmouth Health and other experts say it will not offset broader losses from the 2025 law that created the program.
$2 billion to $3 billion in New Hampshire Medicaid resources could be cut over the next decade, and 14,000 to 29,000 residents are expected to lose coverage in 2028 under tighter eligibility rules.
Five state hubs — including UNH, the Community College System and the Foundation for Healthy Communities — will help administer the funding, with workforce training seen as a key use.
State officials still worry the five-year program could become too administrative and struggle to deliver durable results for rural communities unless projects prove sustainable.
After the $500M grant ends in five years, how will New Hampshire prevent a rural healthcare collapse?
As New Hampshire trains new health workers, who will treat the thousands projected to lose their insurance?