Who We Are

Rural Health Value is a national initiative funded by a cooperative agreement from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP). The current program (2023-2027) is titled Rural Health Innovation and Transformation Technical Assistance (RHIT-TA).


Our Rural Health Value team:

  • Provides technical assistance to support new healthcare delivery system approaches in rural communities and disseminate such information to healthcare providers, partners, and policy makers
  • Provides direct technical assistance to help rural healthcare organizations successfully adapt to new care and payment models
  • Engages communication strategies to raise awareness of the unique challenges rural providers face when implementing value-based care
  • Collaborates with national partner organizations representing health care organizations, payers, state agencies, and others to both inform our work and incorporate or enhance the rural value-based care and payment perspective in their work

Our Vision

    Rural healthcare organizations and communities provide value-based care and receive value-based payments that sustain essential rural healthcare services.

Our Mission

    Facilitate the transition of rural healthcare organizations, payers, and communities from volume-based to value-based health care and payment models.

Our Activities

  • Convene groups to synthesize and share insights that enhance rural value-based care and payment.
  • Develop actionable tools and resources to support rural value-based care and payment.
  • Interpret health policies related to rural value-based care and payment.
  • Highlight and disseminate best practices in rural value-based care and payment.
  • Share experiences from rural healthcare organizations delivering value-based care.
  • Infuse the rural perspective in organizations designing, implementing, and evaluating value-based care and payment.