Hatch Urges Passage of His Rural Health Access Bill Ahead of Senate Vote

Statement

Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, a member and the former Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, spoke on the Senate Floor today about the importance of the ECHO Act--a bill he introduced with Senator Brian Schatz, D-HI, to increase vital access to high-quality health care in hard-to-reach regions.

"Our legislation improves medical services for all Americans by providing healthcare professionals in rural and underserved communities with access to a network of peers and specialists who can teach specialty care," Hatch said. "By connecting doctors and nurses with teams of experts, patients can receive the care they need, when they need it. And most importantly, patients won't have to travel long distances to receive treatments; they can stay close to home and receive treatment from doctors they know and trust.

Source