WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Susan Collins issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Michael Bennet (D-CO) led a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz urging the agency to make adjustments to support the successful implementation of the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) also signed the letter.
In their letter, the Senators emphasized that the RHTP (https://www.cms.gov/priorities/rural-health-transformation-rht-program/overview) provides a unique opportunity to address long-standing challenges to better position rural hospitals to serve their communities for years to come.
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