This federal investment will help expand access, strengthen the health workforce, improve infrastructure, and advance technology for communities across Alaska
The Trump Administration announced today that a $160 million investment is being delivered to improve health outcomes for Alaskans through the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). This investment will deliver funding to 142 projects across the state to advance technology, expand coordinated statewide care, and ensure seamless access for patients regardless of their zip code.
This funding is bringing cutting-edge health care innovation to Alaska, while expanding access to care in rural communities. Projects funded by this announcement include bringing robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery to Southeast Alaska for the first time, creating a first-of-its-kind tribally led behavioral health and recovery campus, deploying AI-powered medical imaging across 21 hospitals to help rapidly identify time-critical conditions like stroke, and developing drone technology to deliver medications to remote villages where winter delays can stretch for up to two weeks. The funding also strengthens Alaska’s health data infrastructure and invests in training and recruiting the next generation of primary care physicians. Together, these investments are modernizing Alaska’s health care system, bringing advanced technology to communities that have historically faced significant access barriers, and helping more Alaskans get the right care closer to home.
“President Trump understands that every American deserves high-quality healthcare, no matter where they live,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “We are putting resources directly into rural communities to strengthen the health workforce, modernize infrastructure, expand access, and bring care closer to home. We are giving states the flexibility to build solutions around the people they serve, while demanding accountability for results. That is how we strengthen rural health, improve the lives of patients and families, and Make America Healthy Again.”
“President Trump made a historic commitment to rural America, and these investments are turning that commitment into better care for patients in communities across Alaska,” said Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz. “This is what rural health transformation should look like: federal investment that is putting patients first, driving lasting improvements and expanding healthcare for the hardworking Americans who call these communities home.”
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