WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) is working to improve access to healthcare services in rural communities by co-sponsoring an amendment that will create a grant opportunity to establish Graduate Medical Education programs for rural hospitals in medically underserved areas, including Critical Access Hospitals. Today, this amendment was passed in the U.S. House of Representatives along with H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019. “To maintain healthy rural communities, it is critical that we have a strong rural health workforce. However, rural hospitals too often do not have the resources to train medical professionals in ...