Maryland (MD)

What the state has obligated, by initiative

• ›Initiative 1: Transform the Rural Health Workforce$24,791,720

  Capital Expenditures and Infrastructure · $15,000

  • Minor renovation funding to create functional flexible office and training space at Area Health Education Centers (AHECs)$15,000

  IT Advances · $2,732,624

  • Creating an online platform for healthcare workforce development applications$1,968,468
  • Implementing a Maryland Health Workforce Data Clearinghouse$764,156

  Workforce · $22,044,096

  • Expanding existing AHEC program capacity and opening new AHECs$1,944,096
  • Recruitment and training opportunities for healthcare and public health professionals$3,700,000
  • Expanding training, recruitment and retention strategies for rural Maryland physicians and advanced practice professionals$16,400,000
• ›Initiative 2: Promote Sustainable Access and Innovative Care for Rural Marylanders$126,006,543

  Appropriate Care Availability · $53,704,908

  • Expanding new primary care sites in rural communities, upgrading electronic health records, and piloting a pre-hospital Blood Transfusion Program with rural emergency medical service (EMS)$4,400,580
  • Expanding School-Based Health Center hours and services and procuring mobile units$839,901
  • Expanding services to meet current demand and build long-term capacity to improve health outcomes and deploy technology-enabled chronic disease management$28,318,590
  • Supporting regional mobile health programs, including chronic disease management, partnerships with EMS for community paramedicine and mobile health integrated health models and community-based care teams$20,145,837

  Behavioral Health · $9,957,981

  • Increasing sustainable access to priority services across the full continuum of behavioral health care in rural areas$9,957,981

  Capital Expenditures and Infrastructure · $14,356,505

  • Minor renovations in primary care office spaces, dental health service spaces, behavioral health office spaces, and school-based health centers$14,356,505

  Innovative Care · $12,432,368

  • Hiring a contractor to support coding, billing and revenue cycle management Technical Assistance (TA), strengthening Local Health Department (LHD) and Area Agency on Aging (AAA) revenue and self-sufficiency$900,000
  • Preparing rural providers to participate in innovative, value-based care models$11,532,368

  IT Advances · $10,481,578

  • Increasing rural provider connectivity, piloting AI technology to improve clinical workflows, connecting closed loop referrals, supporting Central Billing Office (CBO) billing, and developing a centralized telehealth infrastructure$10,481,578

  Provider Payments · $25,073,203

  • Utilizing provider payments to transform the healthcare system by providing services in new settings and covering startup costs to support the transition to sustainable, billable services Providers include primary care, school-based health centers, mobile health clinics, and behavioral health services$25,073,203
• ›Initiative 3: Empower Rural Marylanders to Eat for Health$15,267,339

  Fostering Collaboration · $546,543

  • Establishing a Rural Food Coordination program$546,543

  Prevention and Chronic Disease · $14,720,796

  • Locating cold storage infrastructure within rural communities to expand food aggregation and distribution capacity for small farms$4,000,000
  • Providing small grocers and mobile access points with funds for equipment purchases, minor renovations, technology infrastructure and marketing to create a sustainable business$1,800,000
  • Providing targeted nutritional education to improve food and physical activity behaviors among rural residents$4,123,796
  • Implementing Food Aggregation and food hubs to increase availability of affordable, local foods$4,797,000
• ›Program Operations/Governance$1,132,808

  Fostering Collaboration · $244,546

  • Governance$244,546

  Program Administration Expense · $888,262

  • Governance$888,262