Senators Wicker, Casey Introduce Legislation to Increase Rural Healthcare Access
March 26, 2024
March 26, 2024
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release:
Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Bob Casey, D-Pa., introduced legislation to create a nationwide grant program to help close the physician shortage in rural, underserves areas by increasing the number of community-based training opportunities for medical students in these areas. Mississippi's medical schools and community-based clinics could apply for the grants to award to their students . . .
Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Bob Casey, D-Pa., introduced legislation to create a nationwide grant program to help close the physician shortage in rural, underserves areas by increasing the number of community-based training opportunities for medical students in these areas. Mississippi's medical schools and community-based clinics could apply for the grants to award to their students . . .