Bennet, Gardner Make Bipartisan Push to Support Physician Training Programs in Rural Communities
Senators: “Rural hospitals have been significantly impacted by revenue losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and without federal action, we are concerned that some may be forced to discontinue their physician training programs to remain open.”
Jul 31, 2020
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) are making a bipartisan push, along with U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Michael Rounds (R-S.D.), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), to support physician training programs in rural communities to strengthen and maintain a physician workforce for the future, especially in rural areas.