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Opinion: Rural health providers need relief
Rural hospitals are a crucial component in the U.S. healthcare system. They play a vital role all across the nation in regions that are underserved by larger hospitals. In Texas, they are often the only option for those who live miles away from the nearest healthcare facility, a distance that can mean the difference between life and death.
AUSTIN, TX – Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25) today announced a $7.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas at Austin.
U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, R-Austin, joined U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Dallas, on Monday in introducing the MFAR Transparency Act to delay the implementation of the Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule and to direct the U.S. Government Accountability Office to conduct a study on the financial impacts on each state. The bill would also identify necessary information for reporting to comply with laws and regulations pertaining to funding of Medicaid payments.
U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, R-Austin, responded to submitted questions on the COVID-19 pandemic and the economy during a Monday virtual town hall meeting on Zoom. Dave Gruber, associate commissioner of Texas Department of State Health Services, answered questions as well.
One attendee noted that small businesses continue to feel the pain of the recent shutdown and asked Williams if Congress plans to make additional Payroll Protection Plan loans available.
Central Texas Congressman Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX) is joining other lawmakers from both sides of the aisle to push for added school funding in the next coronavirus relief package.
Williams joined Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA) to pen a letter to the House Appropriations Committee asking for money to specifically help students in federally impacted school districts. The money would be marked for what is known as the Impact Aid Program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25) and Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX-30) today introduced the MFAR Transparency Act to delay the implementation of the Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule (MFAR) and direct the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study on the financial impacts on each state.
As the fight against COVID-19 continues, we must demonstrate that we can confront the challenges of the virus while still taking deliberate steps to safely reopen the economy. There is no substitute for restaurants filled with patrons, classrooms full of children, or retail storefronts packed with American consumers. Prior to the pandemic, our American economy was stronger than it had been in decades with more jobs than people and record low unemployment.
Rep. Roger Williams
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Opinion: We have an opportunity to strengthen communities
AUSTIN, TX – Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25) today applauded the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) announcement of an additional $410 million award for Texas health care providers impacted by COVID-19. The funds are provided under the CARES Act and the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, which allocated $175 billion in relief to hospitals and other healthcare providers, including those disproportionately impacted by this pandemic.
KILLEEN, TX – Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25), a representative of Fort Hood and the Killeen Independent School District, today sent a bipartisan letter with Congressman Mike Levin (D-CA-49) to the House Appropriations Committee urging that financial relief for federally impacted school districts be included in future COVID-19 legislation.