Equal Treatment of the District of Columbia Under the Rural Health Transformation Program Act of 2025

This bill lets the District of Columbia qualify for money from the Rural Health Transformation Program, the same way states do. It updates the Social Security Act so D.C. can receive these program funds and support, which are aimed at improving health care in areas with limited access to services.

The change takes effect as if it had been passed on the same day as a recent budget law, meaning the eligibility is backdated to that law’s enactment date.

• Who is affected: Residents and health providers in the District of Columbia.
• What changes: D.C. becomes eligible for Rural Health Transformation Program allotments under the Social Security Act.
• When: Applies retroactively to the date that referenced budget law was enacted.