Griffith Holds Hearing on Public Health, Rural Health Care Bills

Griffith Holds Hearing on Public Health, Rural Health Care Bills 2U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, held a legislative hearing entitled “Legislative Proposals to Maintain and Improve the Public Health Workforce, Rural Health, and Over-the-Counter Medicines.” Some of the proposals considered during the hearing reauthorize public health programs, contribute to rural health care access and help rural communities.

Following the hearing, Chairman Griffith issued the following statement:

“Congress is determined to reauthorize vital programs that provide rural communities critical access to health care.

“As the Health Subcommittee moves forward, I will continue to dedicate my Chairmanship to advancing policies that enable access to telehealth services, bolster our health care workforce, help administer health care to rural communities, like those in Southwest Virginia, and improve health care delivery to the nation.”

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