About RHTP

Alaska's Statewide RHTP Application and Proposed Initiatives

As part of its application, Alaska proposed six statewide initiatives that reflect ideas and feedback from hundreds of organizations and community partners. These initiatives outline how Alaska could use RHTP funds to improve access to care, strengthen the workforce, support healthier communities, and transform Alaska’s health care delivery systems.

The six proposed initiatives are:

1. Healthy Beginnings: Investing in maternal and child health to help Alaskan families start strong
2. Health Care Access: Expanding and maintaining access to essential health services in rural, remote, and frontier communities
3. Healthy Communities: Promoting healthy lifestyles and investing in preventive care
4. Pay for Value: Fiscal Sustainability: Pursuing innovative payment models to build a stronger, more sustainable health care system
5. Strengthen Workforce: Growing and supporting skilled, resilient health care teams across Alaska
6. Spark Technology & Innovation: Updating technology and infrastructure to improve care and drive innovation

You can view the program summary and proposed initiatives document here:

(Note: Materials will be updated following completion of CMS review of Alaska’s revised Project Narrative submission.)

Background

To prepare Alaska’s RHTP application for the federal funding, DOH gathered input from across the state through a Request for Information (RFI) in summer 2025.

Of the 160 responses from outside groups:

• Over 400 project ideas and suggestions were gathered
• 36% of respondents were health care providers and included Tribal health providers
• Other respondents include:
  • Health technology companies (15%)
  • Health consulting firms (15%)
  • Patient advocates (11%)
• Fewer responses came from community organizations, trade groups, schools, government agencies, and public officials

(Note: Responses from DOH teams and advisory boards were collected separately.)

Ideas from these responses helped shape the six initiatives included in Alaska’s final RHTP application. You can read the RFI Response Detailed Summary here:

This project is supported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $272,174,855.72, pending approval of revised budget, with 100 percent funded by CMS/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CMS/HHS, or the U.S. Government.

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