The West Virginia Department of Health is urging lawmakers to quickly authorize the use of federal funds aimed at improving rural health care across the state.
In late 2025, West Virginia was awarded $500 million through the Rural Health Transformation Program, created under the One Big Beautiful Bill. The funding will be distributed incrementally through 2030. For fiscal year 2026 alone, the state is set to receive nearly $200 million to expand technology, telehealth services, behavioral health coordination, and to strengthen the health care workforce through recruitment efforts.
In a statement Monday, the department warned that delays in legislative approval could stall implementation and jeopardize future funding.