WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn issued the following news release:

Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), co-chair of the Senate Rural Health Caucus, and U.S. Representative David Kustoff (R-Tenn.) introduced their bicameral and bipartisan Rural Health Agenda, which includes the Save Struggling Hospitals Act, Rural Health Innovation Act, and Rural America Health Corps Act. Read more about each of these bills below.

"Rural Tennesseans and Americans face countless barriers to accessing quality health care in their communities," said Senator Blackburn. "78 of Tennessee's 95 counties are considered rural, and addressing health care delivery challenges in rural America could mean the difference between life and death for...