Tom Perriello | Fifth District Report

As I continue visiting every county in the Fifth District throughout the August recess, I continue to get feedback and questions from constituents about health care reform. Specifically, our neighbors want to know how health insurance reform will help rural America. Our rural areas have almost five percent higher uninsured rate than urban areas, and the current recession means more people are losing access to their employer-based health coverage. Many of our rural hospitals are hemorrhaging money due to the rising pressure of uninsured and underinsured populations, and many are seeing long waits to get a primary care appointment.  Read more