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Nebraska HHS committee hears gubernatorial nominees for State Board of Health; rural access and workforce top concerns
Summary
The Health and Human Services Committee heard reappointments and new nominees for the Nebraska State Board of Health. Nominees and senators focused on rural access, workforce shortages, and how the board should advise state health policy.
The Health and Human Services Committee on Oct. 12 heard testimony from nominees to the Nebraska State Board of Health, with several applicants stressing rural health care access and workforce shortages as central priorities.
Kimberly Stuhmer, a registered nurse who said she has long worked in rural care, told the committee "rural health care is pretty important to me," and said she applied to provide a rural perspective to the board. "I know that what works for rural doesn't necessarily work for urban and vice versa," she said.
The discussion centered on why rural areas struggle to recruit and retain clinicians and what role the State Board of Health should…
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