NFU Statement: Salazar to Lead Interior Department — 12|18|08
Friday, January 16, 2009
Health Care
America needs a national health care policy that addresses the difficulty and greater cost of providing health, education and social services in rural America. Often, qualified doctors, nurses, practitioners, and adequate facilities are scarce. All Americans deserve access to quality health coverage.
Many rural areas rely on dedicated volunteers, serving as emergency medical technicians and firefighters. These volunteers should receive the funds they need to adequately do their jobs.
The availability of affordable prescription drugs to rural citizens is hampered and often forbidden by restrictions on the importation of quality, approved generic compounds. We support the ability of Americans to purchase prescription drugs from other countries. 
