Provider-Led Applications
Partnering with hospitals, health systems, clinics or rural networks applying for RHTP funding.
The Challenge
Rural Health Transformation Requires Sustainable Care Delivery Models
States across the country will deploy CMS Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) funds to:
- Stabilize rural hospitals
- Improve access to essential services
- Reduce cost pressures
- Build resilient care delivery systems
- Spur innovation
- Strengthen long-term sustainability
But a hidden, yet persistent vulnerability remains:
Unreliable Access To Essential Medicines.
This disproportionately impacts rural hospitals and clinics. Their ability to procure and provide medications to patients is severely jeopardized due to resource constraints.
Rural hospitals face:
- Drug shortages
- Rationing and sub-optimal replacements
- High acquisition costs
- Stockpiling and wastage
- Supply chain fragility
- Limited purchasing leverage
Rural patients are more likely to experience:
- Lower quality of care
- Reduced access to time-sensitive medications
- Sub-optimal outcomes
- Higher costs
Medicine access is not just a pharmacy issue
It is a hospital sustainability issue. It’s a patient issue. It’s a major rural health issue.
Rural Americans experience approximately 20% higher overall mortality rates than their urban counterparts, driven in part by reduced access to timely, high-quality care.
The ODP Solution
A Model for On-Demand Production of Essential Medicines
On Demand Pharmaceuticals has developed a technology-enabled sterile injectable medicine production platform designed to:
- Produce high-quality generic sterile injectable medications for hospitals and clinics
- Reduce dependency on fragile and volatile global supply chains
- Support regional and state-level resilience, including natural disasters
- Operate within regulatory frameworks (e.g., cGMP manufacturing)
- Scale based on population and regional needs
- Enable access to remote areas of the U.S.
- Onshore production of essential medications to mitigate exposure to global pharmaceutical supply chains
Our state-of-the-art on-demand platform supports:
- Rural hospital sustainability
- Reliable access to high-quality critical medicines
- Public-sector resilience planning
- Disaster-readiness throughout participating states
ODP’s distributed, point-of-care production platform was piloted at a rural hospital in Mississippi — with nearly 12,000 doses administered to patients. The formulary included essential generic sterile injectables that were difficult to procure due to national shortages.
This is not just a vision - we’ve
realized the possibilities of this platform.
We’re ready to build together!
How ODP Aligns with RHTP Goals
Direct Alignment with Rural Health Transformation Objectives
Rural Hospital Sustainability
- Reduces emergency drug sourcing costs
- Improves predictability of supply
- Mitigates the risks of rationing and sub-optimal alternatives
- Supports operating margin stability
- Lowers waste from inventory volatility
System-Level Resilience
- Decentralized production capability
- Reduced reliance on foreign manufacturing
- Scalable deployment
Access for Underserved Communities
- Ensures access to essential medicines
- Supports ICUs & emergency departments
- Protects care continuity
- Provides medications when disaster strikes
Partnership Models Under RHTP
Flexible Implementation Pathways for States
ODP can support Rural Health Transformation initiatives through:
State-Led Healthcare Infrastructure Initiatives
Aligning with state Medicaid agencies and rural health offices to support resilience objectives.
Regional Consortium Models
Supporting multi-hospital collaborations seeking to stabilize medication access across a defined geography.
Why ODP
Designed for Public-Sector Alignment
Unlike traditional pharmaceutical supply chains, ODP was built to:
Serve hard-to-access hospitals and clinics across the country
Address systemic drug shortages
Improve state-level supply chain resilience
Support rural health priorities
Integrate seamlessly with health system operations
Deliver predictable, quality-controlled production
Enable patient access to affordable medications
Minimize exposure to global pharmaceutical supply chain
We Combine
State-of-the-art production capabilities
AI/ML-based tools designed to ensure the highest quality
Public-private partnership experience
Scalable operational models
Exploring RHTP-Aligned Partnerships?
If your state or organization is implementing a Rural Health Transformation initiative and seeking medication access solutions that support:
- Hospital and clinical stability
- Access to essential medicines
- Long-term operational resilience