Sr. Subject Matter Expert: Rural Health Transformation (CMS)

About the role

CVP is seeking a Senior Rural Healthcare Subject Matter Expert (SME) with deep rural health expertise to provide strategic, high-level advisory leadership supporting the CMS Office of Rural Health Transformation (ORHT) and the Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the principal subject matter expert for the RHT Program, providing senior advisory support on program design, payment approaches, state participation, and implementation strategy.
• Advise CMS ORHT leadership on the transition from legacy fee-for-service models to alternative payment approaches, including global budgets under the AHEAD model, with particular attention to Critical Access Hospitals and rural system sustainability.
• Translate CMS policy objectives into clear, executable frameworks for state implementation, monitoring, and learning, ensuring alignment between federal intent and rural operational realities.
• Provide senior oversight and technical judgment across implementation, monitoring, and learning activities to ensure approaches are rigorous, policy-relevant, and decision-focused.
• Guide cross-functional teams spanning policy, operations, analytics, and technical assistance to ensure data, dashboards, and reporting accurately reflect program logic and CMS priorities.
• Lead strategy for state and federal data integration, including use of Medicaid and other state-reported data, to support national-level visibility into rural access, performance, and outcomes.
• Interface directly with CMS leadership and external stakeholders, including State Medicaid Directors and rural health partners, to interpret requirements, facilitate discussions, and advise on program refinements.
• Lead strategy for state and federal data integration, including use of Medicaid and other state-reported data, to support national-level visibility into rural access, performance, and outcomes.
• Interface directly with CMS leadership and external stakeholders, including State Medicaid Directors and rural health partners, to interpret requirements, facilitate discussions, and advise on program refinements.
• Lead strategy for state and federal data integration, including use of Medicaid and other state-reported data, to support national-level visibility into rural access, performance, and outcomes.
• Interface directly with CMS leadership and external stakeholders, including State Medicaid Directors and rural health partners, to interpret requirements, facilitate discussions, and advise on program refinements.
• Lead strategy for state and federal data integration, including use of Medicaid and other state-reported data, to support national-level visibility into rural access, performance, and outcomes.
• Interface directly with CMS leadership and external stakeholders, including State Medicaid Directors and rural health partners, to interpret requirements, facilitate discussions, and advise on program refinements.
• Lead strategy for state and federal data integration, including use of Medicaid and other state-reported data, to support national-level visibility into rural access, performance, and outcomes.
• Interface directly with CMS leadership and external stakeholders, including State Medicaid Directors and rural health partners, to interpret requirements, facilitate discussions, and advise on program refinements.
• Lead strategy for state and federal data integration, including use of Medicaid and other state-reported data, to support national-level visibility into rural access, performance, and outcomes.
• Interface directly with CMS leadership and external stakeholders, including State Medicaid Directors and rural health partners, to interpret requirements, facilitate discussions, and advise on program refinements.
• Lead strategy for state and federal data integration, including use of Medicaid and other state-reported data, to support national-level visibility into rural access, performance, and outcomes.
• Interface directly with CMS leadership and external stakeholders, including State Medicaid Directors and rural health partners, to interpret requirements, facilitate discussions, and advise on program refinements.
• Lead strategy for state and federal data integration, including use of Medicaid and other state-reported data, to support national-level visibility into rural access, performance, and outcomes.
• Interface directly with CMS leadership and external stakeholders, including State Medicaid Directors and rural health partners, to interpret requirements, facilitate discussions, and advise on program refinements.
• Lead strategy for state and federal data integration, including use of Medicaid and other state-reported data, to support national-level visibility into rural access, performance, and outcomes.
• Interface directly with CMS leadership and external stakeholders, including State Medicaid Directors and rural health partners, to interpret requirements, facilitate discussions, and advise on program refinements.
• Lead strategy for state and federal data integration, including use of Medicaid and other state-reported data, to support national-level visibility into rural access, performance, and outcomes.
• Interface directly with CMS leadership and external stakeholders, including State Medicaid Directors and rural health partners, to interpret requirements, facilitate discussions, and advise on program refinements.
• Lead strategy for state and federal data integration, including use of Medicaid and other state-reported data, to support national-level visibility into rural access, performance, and outcomes.
• Interface directly with CMS leadership and external stakeholders, including State Medicaid Directors and rural health partners, to interpret requirements, facilitate discussions, and advise on program refinements.
• Lead strategy for state and federal data integration, including use of Medicaid and other state-reported data, to support national-level visibility into rural access, performance, and outcomes.
• Interface directly with CMS leadership and external stakeholders, including State Medicaid Directors and rural health partners, to interpret requirements, facilitate discussions, and advise on program refinements.
• Lead strategy for state and federal data integration, including use of Medicaid and other state-reported data, to support national-level visibility into rural access, performance, and outcomes.
• Interface directly with CMS leadership and external stakeholders, including State Medicaid Directors and rural health partners, to interpret requirements, facilitate discussions, and advise on program refinements.
• Lead strategy for state and federal data integration, including use of Medicaid and other state-reported data, to support national-level visibility into rural access, performance, and outcomes.
• Interface directly with CMS leadership and external stakeholders, including State Medicaid Directors and rural health partners, to interpret requirements, facilitate discussions, and advise on program refinements.
• Lead strategy for state and federal data integration, including use of Medicaid and other state-reported data, to support national-level visibility into rural access, performance, and outcomes.
• Interface directly with CMS leadership and external stakeholders, including State Medicaid Directors and rural health partners, to interpret requirements, facilitate discussions, and advise on program refinements.
• Lead strategy for state and federal data integration, including use of Medicaid and other state-reported data, to support national-level visibility into rural access, performance, and outcomes.
• Interface directly with CMS leadership and external stakeholders, including State Medicaid Directors and rural health partners, to interpret requirements, facilitate discussions, and advise on program refinements.
• Lead strategy for state and federal data integration, including use of Medicaid and other state-reported data, to support national-level visibility into rural access, performance, and outcomes.
• Interface directly with CMS leadership and external stakeholders, including State Medicaid Directors and rural health partners, to interpret requirements, facilitate discussions, and advise on program refinements.
• Lead strategy for state and federal data integration, including use of Medicaid and other state-reported data, to support national-level visibility into rural access, performance, and outcomes.
• Interface directly with CMS leadership and external stakeholders, including State Medicaid Directors and rural health partners, to interpret requirements, facilitate discussions, and advise on program refinements.
• Lead strategy for state and federal data integration, including use of Medicaid and other state-reported data, to support national-level visibility into rural access, performance, and outcomes.
• Interface directly with CMS leadership and external stakeholders, including State Medicaid Directors and rural health partners, to interpret requirements, facilitate discussions, and advise on program refinements.
• Lead strategy for state and federal data integration, including use of Medicaid and other state-reported data, to support national-level visibility into rural access, performance, and outcomes.
• Interface directly with CMS leadership and external stakeholders, including State Medicaid Directors and rural health partners, to interpret requirements, facilitate discussions, and advise on program refinements.
• Lead strategy for state and federal data integration, including use of Medicaid and other state-reported data, to support national-level visibility into rural access, performance, and outcomes.
• Interface directly with CMS leadership and external stakeholders, including State Medicaid Directors and rural health partners, to interpret requirements, facilitate discussions, and advise on program refinements.
• Lead strategy for state and federal data integration, including use of Medicaid and other state-reported data, to support national-level visibility into rural access, performance, and outcomes.
• Interface directly with CMS leadership and external stakeholders, including State Medicaid Directors and rural health partners, to interpret requirements, facilitate discussions, and advise on program refinements.
• Lead strategy for state and federal data integration, including use of Medicaid and other state-reported data, to support national-level visibility into rural access, performance, and outcomes.
• Interface directly with CMS leadership and external stakeholders, including State Medicaid Directors and rural health partners, to interpret requirements, facilitate discussions, and advise on program refinements.
• Lead strategy for state and federal data integration, including use of Medicaid and other state-reported data, to support national-level visibility into rural access, performance, and outcomes.
• Interface directly with CMS leadership and external stakeholders, including State Medicaid Directors and rural health partners, to interpret requirements, facilitate discussions, and advise on program refinements.
• Lead strategy for state and federal data integration, including use of Medicaid and other state-reported data, to support national-level visibility into rural access, performance, and outcomes.
• Interface directly with CMS leadership and external stakeholders, including State Medicaid Directors and rural health partners, to interpret requirements, facilitate discussions, and advise on program refinements.
• Lead strategy for state and federal data integration, including use of Medicaid and other state-reported data, to support national-level visibility into rural access, performance, and outcomes.
• Interface directly with CMS leadership and external stakeholders, including State Medicaid Directors and rural health partners, to interpret requirements, facilitate discussions, and advise on program refinements.
• Lead strategy for state and federal data integration, including use of Medicaid and other state-reported data, to support national-level visibility into rural access, performance, and outcomes.
• Interface directly with CMS leadership and external stakeholders, including State Medicaid Directors and rural health partners, to interpret requirements, facilitate discussions, and advise on program refinements.
• Lead strategy for state and federal data integration, including use of Medicaid and other state-reported data, to support national-level visibility into rural access, performance, and outcomes.
• Interface directly with CMS leadership and external stakeholders, including State Medicaid Directors and rural health partners, to interpret requirements, facilitate discussions, and advise on program refinements.
• Lead strategy for state and federal data integration, including use of Medicaid and other state-reported data, to support national-level visibility into rural access, performance, and outcomes.
• Interface directly with CMS leadership and external stakeholders, including State Medicaid Directors and rural health partners, to interpret requirements, facilitate discussions, and advise on program refinements.
• Lead strategy for state and federal data integration, including use of Medicaid and other state-reported data, to support national-level visibility into rural access, performance, and outcomes.
• Interface directly with CMS leadership and external stakeholders, including State Medicaid Directors and rural health partners, to interpret requirements, facilitate discussions, and advise on program refinements.
• Lead strategy for state and federal data integration, including use of Medicaid and other state-reported data, to support national-level visibility into rural access, performance, and outcomes.
• Interface directly with CMS leadership and external stakeholders, including State Medicaid Directors and rural health partners, to interpret requirements, facilitate discussions, and advise on program refinements.
• Lead strategy for state and federal data integration, including use of Medicaid and other state-reported data, to support national-level visibility into rural access, performance, and outcomes.
• Interface directly with CMS leadership and external stakeholders, including State Medicaid Directors and rural health partners, to interpret requirements, facilitate discussions, and advise on program refinements.
• Lead strategy for state and federal data integration,