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Check on GOP House reps in your area/state. Let me know if they are espousing this 'concern' re medical care resources
Trying to gauge how many GOP Reps besides Seldom Seen AZ 6 Rep Ciscomani's are voicing 'concern' and invoking a new GOP talking point to blame DEMs when rural medical care all but disappears under GOP policies.
Rural reps must be feeling insecure as so many rural facilities face disaster due to GOP funding slashes.
https://www.myheraldreview.com/news/cochise_county/ciscomani-urges-cms-to-ensure-fair-rural-health-fund-distribution/article_9911d7ae-1768-4740-a108-e4e5d4a36fe4.html?emailmd5=a1ac3f8b54e4f38eac45f2e75f54651c&emailsha1=24315811922823421145739103116121352153160199146216&emailsha256=71f7f3c212c9e68005bbed1843b7ab0ad44028a222d6a2196b39af31a4e88db3]
SIERRA VISTA — Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) and nine other House Republicans called on federal health officials to ensure Democratic governors fairly distribute rural hospital funding to underserved communities.
The lawmakers sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz regarding the Rural Health Transformation Fund, according to Ciscomani's office. The $50 billion program over five years represents the largest federal investment in rural hospitals and was enacted as part of the Working Families Tax Cut Act.
The Republicans expressed concern that funds could be diverted to urban centers rather than rural healthcare providers facing financial challenges. The letter was signed by representatives from states with Democratic governors, including Arizona, Washington, California, Minnesota and Colorado.
The lawmakers sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz regarding the Rural Health Transformation Fund, according to Ciscomani's office. The $50 billion program over five years represents the largest federal investment in rural hospitals and was enacted as part of the Working Families Tax Cut Act.
The Republicans expressed concern that funds could be diverted to urban centers rather than rural healthcare providers facing financial challenges. The letter was signed by representatives from states with Democratic governors, including Arizona, Washington, California, Minnesota and Colorado.