NORTH CAROLINA RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM - PROJECT ABSTRACT / SUMMARY ORGANIZATION: THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES (NCDHHS), AS THE GOVERNOR’S DESIGNEE, WILL LEAD THE NORTH CAROLINA RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM (NCRHTP) THROUGH ITS OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH. IMPLEMENTATION IS GUIDED BY A STATEWIDE STEERING COMMITTEE THAT INCLUDES MEDICAID, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIVISIONS. KEY SUBRECIPIENTS INCLUDE THE DUKE-MARGOLIS HEALTH POLICY CENTER, UNC THE CECIL G. SHEPS CENTER FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH AND OTHERS TO BE DETERMINED. PROJECT GOALS: THIS TRANSFORMATIVE INVESTMENT IMPROVES HEALTH OUTCOMES AND ACCESS FOR NEARLY 3 MILLION RURAL NORTH CAROLINIANS ACROSS 85 OF 100 NC COUNTIES THROUGH THREE GOALS; (1) CATALYZING INNOVATIVE CARE MODELS, 2) TRANSFORMING THE RURAL CARE EXPERIENCE, AND 3) CREATING A SUSTAINABLE RURAL DELIVERY SYSTEM. BY FY2031, NCRHTP WILL INCREASE RURAL PROVIDER-TO-POPULATION RATIOS, REDUCE PREVENTABLE HOSPITAL READM

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NORTH CAROLINA RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM - PROJECT ABSTRACT / SUMMARY ORGANIZATION: THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES (NCDHHS), AS THE GOVERNOR’S DESIGNEE, WILL LEAD THE NORTH CAROLINA RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM (NCRHTP) THROUGH ITS OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH. IMPLEMENTATION IS GUIDED BY A STATEWIDE STEERING COMMITTEE THAT INCLUDES MEDICAID, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIVISIONS. KEY SUBRECIPIENTS INCLUDE THE DUKE-MARGOLIS HEALTH POLICY CENTER, UNC THE CECIL G. SHEPS CENTER FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH AND OTHERS TO BE DETERMINED. PROJECT GOALS: THIS TRANSFORMATIVE INVESTMENT IMPROVES HEALTH OUTCOMES AND ACCESS FOR NEARLY 3 MILLION RURAL NORTH CAROLINIANS ACROSS 85 OF 100 NC COUNTIES THROUGH THREE GOALS; (1) CATALYZING INNOVATIVE CARE MODELS, 2) TRANSFORMING THE RURAL CARE EXPERIENCE, AND 3) CREATING A SUSTAINABLE RURAL DELIVERY SYSTEM. BY FY2031, NCRHTP WILL INCREASE RURAL PROVIDER-TO-POPULATION RATIOS, REDUCE PREVENTABLE HOSPITAL READM