H.R. No. 1605
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, National Rural Health Day, which is being observed
  on November 18, 2021, provides a welcome opportunity to raise
  awareness about health-care issues in rural communities; and
         WHEREAS, Established in 2011 by the National Organization of
  State Offices of Rural Health, the initiative recognizes the
  contributions as well as the unique needs of the approximately 57
  million Americans who live in rural communities; and
         WHEREAS, Rural Americans provide the country with a wide
  range of services and commodities, and yet they face numerous
  challenges to receiving adequate health care; factors include
  limited accessibility, higher rates of chronic conditions in aging
  populations, and larger percentages of uninsured and underinsured
  residents; in addition, there is a shortage of medical providers
  available to serve those living in small towns and farming
  communities; moreover, many rural residents receive most of their
  medical care at rural hospitals, which have been negatively
  impacted by declining reimbursement rates and disproportionate
  funding; and
         WHEREAS, National Rural Health Day celebrates the "can-do"
  spirit that prevails in our rural communities while also calling
  attention to the fact that there is much work to be done in ensuring
  that rural Americans obtain the care they need; now, therefore, be
  it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
  Legislature hereby commemorate National Rural Health Day on
  November 18, 2021, and recognize the important work of rural
  hospitals and rural medical providers.
 
  Price
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 1605 was adopted by the House on May
  29, 2021, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House