Search Results: keywords:"rural health care"

  • S. 4957 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a health care workforce innovation program.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,453

    The bill S. 4957, titled the Health Workforce Innovation Act, aims to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program called the Health Care Workforce Innovation Program. This program supports new and creative ways to train allied health professionals,...

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    The bill wants to help train more health workers, especially in places with fewer doctors and nurses, by giving money to special clinics to try new ways of teaching them. It also wants to make sure these new health workers come from and help the communities that need them the most.

  • S. 4079 — To improve obstetric emergency care.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,881

    S. 4079, titled the “Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act,” aims to improve emergency obstetric care in rural areas by funding training programs and purchasing necessary equipment. It authorizes grants for rural health care facilities to integrate obstetric training, develop...

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    The Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act is a plan to help doctors and nurses in small town hospitals take care of moms who need quick help having their babies. It gives money to buy important tools and let doctors from far away help using computers.

  • H. R. 8383 — To improve obstetric emergency care.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,875

    The Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act (H. R. 8383) aims to improve emergency care for pregnant women in rural areas. It proposes to develop training programs for healthcare providers in rural facilities that lack dedicated obstetric units, integrates obstetric readiness into...

    Simple Explanation

    The Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act wants to make sure that pregnant women in small towns get better emergency help by teaching doctors, giving money for new equipment, and using video calls to connect them with city hospitals.