Jen Kiggans’ Vote For The One Big Beautiful Bill Cut Nearly $3 Billion In Health Care Funding For Virginia, But She Still Touted The Rural Health Transformation Program, Which Only Provided The State About $189 Million

Kiggans Applauded The Rural Health Transformation Program For Awarding Virginia More Than $189 Million

January 2026: Kiggans Said She Was “Grateful” For The More Than $189 Million Award To Virginia Via The Rural Health Transformation Program Virginia . “I’m grateful to @CMSGov for investing more than $189 million in Virginia’s Rural Health programs—made possible by the Working Families Tax Cut, which I was proud to support. This funding means we can modernize infrastructure and achieve better outcomes for our constituents. Quality care should always be within reach….!” [Congresswoman Jen Kiggans, Twitter, 1/6/26]

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The Rural Health Transformation Program Awarded Nearly $190 Million To Virginia But The One Big Beautiful Bill Cut Nearly $3 Billion In Health Care Funds From The State

The Rural Health Transformation Program Awarded Nearly $190 Million To Virginia While The One Big Beautiful Bill Cut Nearly $3 Billion In Health Care Funds From The State. [Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services, Press Release, 12/29/25; KFF, 7/23/25]

[Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services, Press Release, 12/29/25; KFF, 7/23/25]

NOTE: The Medicaid cuts per year were calculated by taking KFF’s 10-year decrease in federal spending divided by 10.