Wyden Announces Hearing on Rural Health Care

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES

Contact: Taylor Harvey (202) 224-4515

May 9, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a committee hearing on Thursday, May 16, 2024, titled, “Rural Health Care: Supporting Lives and Improving Communities.” The hearing will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

The witnesses at Thursday’s hearing will be:

• Keith J. Mueller, Ph.D., Gerhard Hartman Professor of Health Management and Policy, Director, Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI), Iowa City, Iowa
• Lori Rodefeld, M.S., Director of GME Development at the Wisconsin Residency Planning and Development Technical Assistance Center, Sauk City, Wisconsin
• Michael Topchik, M.A., Partner, Chartis Center for Rural Health, Chicago, Illinois
• Jeremy P. Davis, MHA, President and CEO of Grande Ronde Hospital and Clinics, La Grande, Oregon

Who: Senate Finance Committee

What: Hearing on supporting and improving rural health care

Where: 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510

When: Thursday, May 16, 2024 –  10:00 a.m.

Media are encouraged to attend the hearing or to view the webcast and witness testimony at http://finance.senate.gov/hearings.