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Jon Garvin

House Leadership Strips Rural Provision from Final Health Reform Bill

by Jon GarvinNovember 4, 2009

Rural America has historically been underrepresented on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), despite a statutory requirement for proportional rural representation on its board.  Recognizing this inconsistency, Congressman Greg Walden (R-OR) successfully added two amendments to the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s markup of H.R. 3200, the House Tri-Committee’s original health reform legislation.  The amendments [...]

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