Alliance for Advancing Rural Healthcare
A mission-driven coalition mobilizing healthcare and technology leaders to collaborate with states to transform care delivery in rural America.
Our Purpose: Building a Future Where Rural Care Endures
The Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program, led by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), focuses on improving care today and securing a healthier future for generations of rural Americans. Working side by side with states, AARH helps align the right partners and capabilities to strengthen rural health care at its core, so communities can deliver reliable care close to home.
Our role is to help states:
- Reduce chronic illness in rural communities
- Build robust patient-to-clinician pathways
- Improve healthcare workforce resilience
- Strengthen technology ecosystems and infrastructure
Delivering Results Across RHT Strategic Goals
CMS organized the program around five strategic goals that guide how states strengthen rural healthcare. AARH aligns partners to these goals so solutions work together, not in silos.
Make America Healthy Again
Support prevention, chronic condition management and whole-person care, helping rural residents stay healthier over time.
Innovative Care
Expand how and where care is delivered through virtual, mobile and community-based models that meet people where they are.
Sustainable Access
Stregthen financial and oeprational stability so rural providers can continue serving their communities
Technology Innovation
Use connected systems and shared data to support care teams, reduce burden and improve insight.
Workforce Development
Address workforce shortages and support care teams so access to care is reliable and consistent.
Partner Ecosystem
AARH brings together a coordinated ecosystem of partners aligned to RHT goals. Each partner contributes distinct capabilities, while SAIC serves as the mission integrator, coordinating delivery across the ecosystem.
Our Partners:
SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500 mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our portfolio of offerings integrates emerging technology into mission-critical operations.
TruBridge Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) partner. TruBridge delivers purpose-built technology and services designed exclusively for rural providers, combining a modern, interoperable EHR with end-to-end revenue cycle management, a patient engagement platform and back-office optimization. Their platform directly supports provider solvency and sustainability and enhances the clinician and patient experience.
Apree Health Care coordination partner. Apree Health delivers advanced primary care and longitudinal care models that expand access, improve outcomes and reduce total cost of care—spanning telehealth, wellness coaching, conversational AI, benefits navigation, care navigation and more. Their approach supports prevention, chronic condition management and whole-person care aligned with RHT Program goals.
Arcadia Interoperability, analytics and population health partner. Arcadia helps rural healthcare organizations turn grant-funded initiatives into measurable improvements in access, outcomes and financial sustainability by combining analytics, workflow tools and an established network of payer and provider partners across rural states.
Mission Mobile Medical Mission Mobile Medical expands care access through mobile, community-based delivery models that reach rural and hard-to-serve populations where traditional infrastructure falls short. Their services directly support preventive care, chronic disease management and community-anchored access strategies under RHT Program.
What This Means for States
Through AARH, states gain a clear path to implementation without unnecessary complexity.
A true partnership
Ongoing collaboration with a coalition that works alongside state teams from planning through delivery.
Solutions built to last
Integrated approaches that strengthen rural healthcare systems over time.
Simplified procurement
Access to a pre-aligned ecosystem of partners, reducing fragmentation and accelerating deployment.
Confidence in execution
Proven capabilities, coordinated delivery and reduced risk across RHT initiatives.
Strengthening Rural Healthcare Together
Rural Health Transformation is about making care work better for rural communities. AARH brings together the right partners, aligned to state priorities, to help make that transformation real.