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Protect Pharmacy Access for Tennessee Families
Tennessee families count on nearby pharmacies, but SB 2040 and HB 1959 could turn close to home into across town, slowing down the quick pickups they rely on. Families need nearby options they can count on so they can get what they need, when they need it.
During the moments families can’t plan for, like a late-night fevers, the limited time between work, school pickup, practice, dinner, and bedtime, a quick stop has to stay quick.
If fewer locations are available, families could face longer drives, longer waits, and harder choices about when and how they can get the medications they need. Open late and more than one nearby option shouldn't be luxuries, they’re part of how families keep life moving when health can’t wait.
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Here's what to know about the $50 billion states are getting for rural health
A nationwide experiment to give health care in rural America a $50 billion makeover is underway.
The Trump administration, in a late December announcement, revealed how much each state will get under an ambitious 5-year initiative known as the Rural Health Transformation Program.
"This is a massive effort to change an unfortunate reality that has occurred to rural health care in America," Dr. Mehmet Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, told reporters as the awards went out, "which is that your zip code has started to predict your life expectancy."
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Tariffs Confound Small Businesses Again
Chocolate makers and fig-paste importers are facing a tangle of unknowns, including whether to seek refunds for tariffs invalidated by the Supreme Court.
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Champions of Rural America: House Moves Forward on the SPEED Act
Efforts are moving forward in Congress to advance domestic energy development, with the House set to vote on the SPEED Act. The legislation aims to reform the National Environmental Policy Act and streamline the federal permitting process for energy and infrastructure projects.
House Natural Resources Committee Chair Congressman, Rep. Bruce Westerman of Arkansas, joined us for this week’s Champions of Rural America to discuss the proposal and its potential impact on rural communities and agriculture.