Patrick Morrisey announced that West Virginia was working on its application for the new federal Rural Health Transformation program. Now, Morrisey wants to hear from the public on how to improve rural health care. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid announced Monday morning that the application process for states to apply for the Rural Health Transformation program was open. The Rural Health Transformation program will provide $10 billion a year to states each federal fiscal year from 2026, which begins Oct. 1, through 2030. The deadline for states to apply for the Rural Health Transformation Program is less than two months away, with applications due by Wednesday, Nov. 5.