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Rural Health Focus Act

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This bill officially writes into law the Office of Rural Health within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which the CDC first set up in 2023. It requires the CDC to establish this office and pick a director to lead it. The director's job would include better understanding the specific health challenges that people in rural areas face and running programs to improve their health care.

Introduced

February 5, 2025

Policy Area

Health

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