HHSC is hosting a public comment session to gather input on how new federal funding should be used to strengthen rural health care in Texas.



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MEDIA ADVISORY

 

Texas Health and Human Services Commission

*Date:* Oct. 10, 2025*
***Contact:** Jennifer Ruffcorn
512-424-6951
[email protected]



Cecile Erwin Young
HHS Executive Commissioner

 



 

*HHSC to Host Public Comment Session on
**Rural Health Transformation Program*

AUSTIN – The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is hosting a public comment session on Monday, Oct. 13, to gather input on how new federal funding should be used to strengthen rural health care in Texas.

HHSC plans to apply for funding through the Rural Health Transformation Program. As part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the program will allocate $50 billion to states over five years for rural health care initiatives.

Members of the public are invited to share feedback on how HHSC should prioritize the funding in its application to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Rural health initiatives in Texas will focus on one or more of the following groups:

• Pregnant or postpartum women.
• People ages 19 and younger.
• Older adults.
• Individuals who are uninsured.

HHSC plans to submit the state application by Nov. 5, 2025. Awards will be announced by Dec. 31, 2025.

*WHAT:* Public meeting to gather oral comments on the Rural Health
            Transformation Program.

*WHEN:* Monday, Oct. 13, 2025
            9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

*WHERE:* Members of the media can attend the hearing virtually [ [link removed] ]or in person:
              Texas Health and Human Services Commission
              John H. Winters Building, Public Hearing Room 125
              701 West 51st Street
              Austin, TX

Reporters who plan to attend in person should RSVP: [email protected].

The public can register in advance [ [link removed] ] to provide comments virtually.

 

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