Rep. Owens' RURAL Healthcare Act Passes Committee Markup
July 21, 2026
July 21, 2026
WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Owens' RURAL Healthcare Act Passes Committee Markup
Today, the House Education and Workforce Committee advanced Congressman Burgess Owens' (UT-04) Reinforcing Underserved, Rural, and Local (RURAL) Healthcare Act, H.R. 8347, during full committee markup. The bill protects the independent contractor status of locum tenens physicians and advanced practiti . . .
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Rep. Owens' RURAL Healthcare Act Passes Committee Markup
Today, the House Education and Workforce Committee advanced Congressman Burgess Owens' (UT-04) Reinforcing Underserved, Rural, and Local (RURAL) Healthcare Act, H.R. 8347, during full committee markup. The bill protects the independent contractor status of locum tenens physicians and advanced practiti . . .