S 380 · in committee · significant
Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act
- healthcare
What this bill does
- The bill creates federal grant programs to help rural hospitals and clinics provide emergency obstetric care.
- Rural hospitals, health care practitioners, and communities without obstetric specialists are affected.
- HRSA distributes grants for workforce training, equipment, and telehealth programs with no specified funding cap.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would federal grants for rural obstetric training and telehealth address the shortage of specialists in areas where hospitals may lack financial resources to retain staff?
- 02
What accountability measures should ensure that grant recipients use funds effectively to maintain emergency obstetric services rather than redirecting resources elsewhere?
- 03
Which rural communities would benefit most from telehealth obstetric programs versus those needing in-person specialist training, and how should grant priorities reflect these differences?
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Sponsor · D-NH
Margaret Wood Hassan
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Introduced 2026-03-19
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Legislative timeline
2026-03-19 · senate · Committee
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
2025-02-04 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2025-02-04 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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