Senate Commerce Releases Report on Rural Health Care Connectivity Act
The Senate Commerce Committee released its report Thursday on the Rural Health Care Connectivity Act (S-1916), which prompted its placement on the Senate floor legislative calendar under general orders. The bipartisan measure was introduced by Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune,…
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R-S.D., in August 2015 and cleared from the Commerce Committee last November. The legislation would “include skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) among the types of health care providers that may obtain support from the Universal Service Fund’s (USF) Rural Health Care Program,” the 16-page report said. The House Commerce Committee cleared a companion version in May.