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NANTICOKE — Luzerne County Community College (LCCC) announced on Thursday that it was awarded a $507,318 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to help grow its nursing program.
U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Dallas Township, said the funding comes from the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention — Workforce Expansion Program — a federal initiative aimed at training more nurses to meet the country’s growing healthcare needs.
WASHINGTON, DC — On September 17, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) released the below statement following the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) launch of the Rural Health Transformation Program.
WILKES-BARRE — The Rural Health Transformation Program will deliver lasting results for Northeast Pennsylvania, according to U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Dallas Township.
Bresnahan released a statement following the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ launch of the Rural Health Transformation Program.
Several Republicans on Sept. 4 joined a bipartisan coalition to propose legislation that aims to help prevent millions of Americans from losing health insurance coverage when temporary federal subsidies expire at the end of the year.
Ten House Republicans are leading new legislation that would extend enhanced tax credits for coverage under the Democrats’ 2010 health law.
While it’s unlikely to be enacted as a standalone proposition, it could offer the GOP a path forward on the issue, and sends an important signal that the party is increasingly seeing real political risk in letting these subsidies expire at the end of the year.
WILKES-BARRE, PA — On June 25, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) announced over $11 million in federal funding for Head Start programs in Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties. The grants will help provide early childhood education, healthcare, nutrition, and family support services to children and families across the region.
EIGHTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, PA — U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) announced he and 11 of his Republican colleagues sent a letter sent to House Republican Leadership on the signers’ commitment to protecting Medicaid. The letter was sent to Speaker Mike Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Majority Whip Tom Emmer, and Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman Brett Guthrie.