Virginia (VA)

What the state has obligated, by initiative

• ›Initiative 1: CareIQ$50,694,195

  Consumer Tech Solutions · $9,891,550

  • Administer a Tech Innovation Fund grant program for companies developing consumer health technologies for disease prevention and management, particularly those deploying advanced technologies to improve access, care coordination, and patient outcomes in rural areas$9,891,550

  IT Advances · $25,965,319

  • Supporting independent rural providers, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), rural health clinics (RHCs), free clinics, and eligible health systems in modernizing their digital infrastructure—closing the technology gap that often prevents rural providers from keeping pace with electronic health records (EHR) and cybersecurity advancements$16,073,769
  • Supporting the adoption of decision-support, documentation, and workflow tools, including artificial intelligence (AI) advances, to reduce administrative burden, ease provider burnout and allow rural clinicians to focus more of their valuable time on patient care$9,891,550

  Training and Technical Assistance · $14,837,326

  • Supporting remote patient monitoring programs (RPM) including training and technical assistance related to the RPM initiative, wearable RPM devices, patient-facing applications, clinical dashboards, integration of device data with EHR and data systems to support outcomes tracking, patient compliance and engagement support, and ongoing technology evaluation$14,837,326
• ›Initiative 2: Homegrown Health Heroes$20,772,256

  Workforce · $20,772,256

  • Supporting increases in the number of allied health professionals in rural Virginia through the purchase of mobile training labs and equipment, technology upgrades at colleges, support for additional allied health instructor positions, rural marketing and recruitment, and program development including curriculum development and technical assistance to stand up programs$5,934,931
  • Supporting the creation of additional residency slots by using funds for wraparound supports, costs associated with activating rural clinical rotations, and reasonable costs for health systems to operate residency slots. Emphasis will be placed on high-need specialties identified by Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) including but not limited to primary care, Obstetrics- Gynecology (OB-GYN), psychiatry, and nurse-midwifery residencies$9,891,550
  • Supporting employers interested in establishing new registered apprenticeship programs (RAP) for allied health professions and expanding existing programs for allied health professions. Provide wraparound supports for RAP participants and develop early career pipelines; support on the job training and related technical instruction through financial incentives and program development support for employers$4,945,775
• ›Initiative 3: Connected Care, Closer to Home$31,932,697

  Appropriate Care Availability · $22,041,147

  • Supporting implementation of pilot projects to expand existing community paramedicine and mobile integrated healthcare programs serving rural communities and regional implementation support to collectively advance innovative healthcare delivery models in rural Virginia$4,945,775
  • Supporting innovative maternal health initiatives across rural Virginia through community- based organizations and healthcare providers that expand access to prenatal, labor and delivery, postpartum, and perinatal services as well as strengthen care coordination, address workforce and transportation barriers, leverage evidence-based technologies, and establish sustainable models that improve maternal and infant health outcomes$12,265,522
  • Supporting the start-up and implementation of mobile and hybrid care models that expand access to health care services in rural communities, including equipment, time-limited personnel costs, data infrastructure, minor facility renovations, technical assistance for care and value-based payment model development, and training for physicians and clinical staff$4,829,850

  Workforce · $9,891,550

  • Providing support for equipment, materials and supplies, curriculum development, instructor training, dual enrollment opportunities, high-quality work-based learning experiences, and student industry recognized certifications for emerging and current Career and Technical Education (CTE) Health and Medical Sciences programs or related activities at rural school divisions$9,891,550
• ›Initiative 4: Live Well, Together$15,579,192

  Consumer Tech Solutions · $11,869,860

  • Supporting the development and deployment of a multilingual technology platform that helps dual-eligible seniors understand, compare, and enroll in integrated Medicare-Medicaid plan options, while providing training and technical assistance to Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) and community-based organizations to support outreach, education, and enrollment assistance in home and community settings$1,978,310
  • Supporting pilots that implement, test, or scale consumer-facing digital health tools and technologies that help rural Virginians build health literacy, manage their health, and make sustainable lifestyle and behavioral changes, while supporting digital literacy, outcome tracking, partnership development, rural outreach, and sustainability through alternative payment and reimbursement models$9,891,550

  Prevention and Chronic Disease · $3,709,332

  • Supporting the infrastructure and start-up costs necessary to establish Food Is Medicine pilot programs for food-insecure rural patients by providing access to food pharmacy services, produce prescriptions, nutrition counseling, medically tailored meals, and the technology, data systems, partnerships, technical assistance, analytics, and sustainability planning needed to support implementation and explore alternative payment and reimbursement models$2,472,888
  • Supporting Play Space Activation Grants and Active Programming Grants that increase youth access to safe physical activity opportunities through facility upgrades, recreation equipment, sports and movement-based programming to expand access to physical activity in communities$1,236,444
• ›Program Operations$7,607,121

  Program Administration Expense · $7,607,121

  • The Virginia DMAS to administer and oversee program operations, track expenditures and financial performance, manage payments, monitor initiative implementation, and coordinate with subrecipients and partners in support of Virginia's Rural Health Transformation Plan § $1,748,896.00for the evaluation partner to support performance metrics collection, data analysis, and reporting for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) compliance$3,749,207
  • Grants administration, technical assistance, compliance support, and program integrity contractor to promote effective implementation, compliance, and oversight$2,109,018