AEYE Health 
RHTP money goes to every state, and each state must fund at least three approved categories. Diabetic retinopathy screening fits two of them: Chronic Disease Prevention & Management and Technology Innovation. Our complimentary grant kit gives you a state eligibility review, a formal quote, paste-ready sustainability language, a letter of support and a budget narrative mapped to your state's requirements.
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The $50B Rural
Health Transformation
Program could fund
a new diabetic eye
screening program
RHTP's $50B supports rural health modernization, including infrastructure, technology, and preventive care, across several approved funding categories. Diabetic retinopathy screening fits two of them: Chronic Disease Management and Technology Innovation. Grants could cover subscription costs for autonomous AI diabetic eye exams, while CPT reimbursement adds recurring revenue.
- FDA-cleared autonomous AI
- Supports Epic & major EHRs
- CPT 92229 reimbursement
What is RHTP?
$50B
Distributed to all 50 states, 2026-2030
The Rural Health Transformation Program is a federal fund distributed to every state over five years. Every state must fund at least three approved categories; two appear repeatedly: Chronic Disease Prevention & Management and Technology Innovation.
Is your state already moving? Check out the NRHA 50-state tracker.
Why this matters for diabetic eye screening
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Chronic disease management is an explicitly approved funding category.
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Technology innovation is a primary, pre-approved focus area.
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Several state plans already explicitly reference diabetes care and AI-enabled diagnostics as high-priority health equity metrics.
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Eligible clinics can use funding to offset autonomous diabetic eye screening costs, closing care gaps while generating revenue.
AEYE-DS: FDA-Cleared Autonomous AI Designed for Primary Care
AEYE-DS is an FDA-cleared autonomous AI solution that screens and diagnoses diabetic retinopathy in 1 minute during the visit using a portable handheld camera.
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EHR Alert
Open care gap flagged automatically.
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Image capture
1 image per eye, no dilation, captured with a portable camera.
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Instant AI diagnosis
Results discussed in-visit; referral triggered for positive cases.
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Close care gap
HEDIS EED + CPT 92229 through EHR automation.
1 minute screening. Run by your staff. EHR integrated.
Why clinics are funding AEYE-DS through RHTP
Over 60% of diabetic patients miss their annual eye exam, and rural specialists are scarce, distant, and booked out for months.
95% of severe vision loss can be prevented with early detection and treatment,
with >99% imageability AEYE-DS screens virtually every patient in-visit. RHTP can offset your subscription,
plus CPT 92229 reimbursement per exam.
RHTP grant
Funds the technology, subscription for a 1-minute screening, run by your staff.
CPT 92229 billing
Reimbursement for every screening, ~$50 per exam nationally.
Ongoing revenue & quality impact
Supporting HEDIS Diabetes Eye Exam measure and MIPS Quality Measure 117.
Better patient outcomes
Patients get screened in-visit, results discussed on the spot, care gap closed
The grant funds the technology. Reimbursement pays for every exam after that. Two separate things, so instead of competing, they compound.
Request Your Grant Support Pack
How the funding works
We Support Your Application:
Your Complimentary State Grant Kit
- State eligibility review
- Formal quote
- Letter of support
- Budget narrative mapped to your state's requirements
- Paste-ready sustainability language
Frequently asked questions
Schedule Your RHTP Strategy Session
Meet with our grant specialists to build your clinic's funding roadmap.