In a major win for underserved communities, the Trump Administration's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), led by Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, is rolling out the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation (RHT) program—the largest-ever federal investment in rural health care. Colorado applied in early November 2025, with awards expected by year's end, promising to bolster 43 rural hospitals that employ 16,000+ and drive $6.6 billion in economic impact. Amid a mid-October Senate push to gut the program, state leaders rallied to secure this funding, aiming to combat chronic diseases, uninsured rates, and facility closures in remote areas like the Western Slope and eastern plains.
Finally, some real American grit from the Trump team—Dr. Oz and CMS are dropping a $50 billion hammer on the rural health crisis that's been festering under years of Democrat urban favoritism. Colorado's got 43 rural hospitals on life support, serving everything from ski-town ERs to frontier outposts, employing over 16,000 hardworking folks and pumping $6.6 billion into local economies. But let's be honest: if not for Trump's bold RHT program, these gems would've been left to wither while blue-city elites funneled billions into woke pet projects like endless Medicaid expansions that ignore flyover pain.
Remember that shameful mid-October stunt? Senate Dems tried to knife this lifeline out of a funding bill just to grandstand on shutdown theater—classic Washington sabotage against red-state needs. Thank God Colorado's leaders, like Sen. Marc Catlin, fought back and got our application in by early November. Oz nailed it: this is a "historic investment" that'll spark real change, not bureaucratic Band-Aids, saving lives and jobs for generations. It's proof positive that when conservatives lead, we deliver for the backbone of America—the ranchers, miners, and families who actually build this nation, not the coastal crowd who just tax it. If Colorado scores this funding by December 31, it's a slam-dunk victory over the neglect; if not, we'll know exactly who to blame come midterms. Trump 2024 energy is alive and well—rural America first, always.