Free, 12 pages, source-cited
Are you positioned to capture the $50B?
A self-assessment for vendors, health systems, MCOs, consultancies, and trade associations evaluating their position in the federal Rural Health Transformation Program.
- 7 eligibility questions every subrecipient should answer first
- 10 vs 10 framing patterns that get rejected vs approved by CMS scoring
- 14 step "First 30 Days" action plan
- 90 day listening-session calendar lookup for your state
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What's inside
Twelve pages. Federal-document seriousness.
- 01
The $50B context
P.L. 119-21 ยง71401, the FOIA gap, the four buyer archetypes, and why the next 24 months decide the next decade.
- 02
Seven eligibility questions
FORHP-rural location or partner. Hospital co-applicant. 5-year sustainability story. Categorical fit. Score yourself before you write a proposal.
- 03
Anti-supplantation framing audit
10 phrases that get rejected at CMS scoring (ongoing operational cost, revenue replacement, etc.) vs 10 phrases that get approved (technology adoption pilot, capacity building, demonstration). Cited.
- 04
State procurement portal index
Where to register, where to bid, what's mandatory. eVA, Grants.gov, state-specific portals.
- 05
90-day listening-session calendar lookup
How to find every state's listening sessions for the next quarter. Your competitor is probably already attending.
- 06
"First 30 Days" 14-step action plan
eVA registration, unsolicited proposal one-pagers, gate-organization warm intros, FORHP partner identification, and 10 more. Sequenced.
- 07
Self-scoring rubric
Ready, Building, or Behind. Twenty-question scorecard with weighted answers and your final readiness band.
- 08
Resource directory by state
State Medicaid director, gate organizations, lead agency URL, listening-session contact, and procurement portal for every state.
Why we made this
The most expensive proposals are the ones that read as supplantation.
Most rejected proposals don't fail because the science is bad. They fail because the framing reads as service-line operating cost, revenue replacement, or pure subsidy. The checklist names the patterns explicitly so you can audit your draft before submission.
It also tells you who to call, where to register, and what to file. The gates are public. The map is not.