Washington, Oct. 6 -- Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks issued the following press release:

Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (IA-01) joined the Iowa congressional delegation in urging Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz to support Iowa's latest funding request through the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), known as Healthy Hometowns. The program, created through the Working Families Tax Cuts law, has already delivered $209 million to strengthen rural health care across Iowa in its first year.

"Iowa's rural communities deserve access to high-quality health care close to home, and we are already seeing these investments make a difference," said Dr. Miller-Meeks. "As a doctor and a...