Welch Joins Bipartisan Legislation to Extend Rural Hospital Program

This press release from Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) was published on 2026-05-05 and titled "Welch Joins Bipartisan Legislation to Extend Rural Hospital Program". It focuses on healthcare and touches on foreign policy, agriculture.

Welch Joins Bipartisan Legislation to Extend Rural Hospital Program

Rural Community Hospital Demonstration (RCHD) provides lifeline to rural communities WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care joined U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) in introducing the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Reauthorization Act, which would extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration (RCHD) for five years. RCHD provides a lifeline to rural hospitals by allowing them to test innovative [ ]