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Committee reauthorizes rural health outreach and network programs (HR 2493) amid debate on funding priorities
Summary
The Energy and Commerce Committee reauthorized rural health programs through HR 2493. Members welcomed the extension but several raised concerns about broader Medicaid cuts and overall funding for rural hospitals. The bill passed the committee by recorded voice/roll call.
The Energy and Commerce Committee voted to reauthorize the Improving Care in Rural America programs under HR 2493, extending grant authorities intended to bolster rural health outreach, networks and provider support.
Representative Carter (R-Ga.), an author of the bill, described persistent barriers in rural areas — distance, provider shortages and long travel times — and urged support for the bill’s reauthorization to 2030. "By reauthorizing rural health…
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