Senate panel advances bill to boost maternity care

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A Senate committee on Thursday advanced legislation to bring more doctors and nurses to rural and underserved areas in order to provide better care for pregnant women.

The bill was among a handful approved unanimously by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. The other two healthcare bills focused on improving infrastructure to treat Alzheimer’s disease and reauthorizing a traumatic brain injury program.

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