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On August 11, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center announced the new Community Health Access and Rural Transformation (CHART) Model as part of the President’s recent executive order. The Model is an incredible accomplishment for patients and healthcare providers in rural areas that face social determinants of health (SDOH) challenges, like public transportation options, limited services and facilities, and the latest innovations to procedures. In terms of healthcare personnel, rural areas also experience disparity in staffing shortages. The Model will feature two options for provider participation: the Community Transformation Track and the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Transformation Track. According to the official CMS fact sheet, the tracks “will test whether upfront investments, capitated payments, and regulatory flexibilities will enable rural health care providers to improve access to high quality care while reducing health care costs.”