RxP Invited to Speak to Virginia General Assembly Committee

RxP Invited to Speak to Virginia General Assembly Committee

On Monday, September 16, 2024, Rx Partnership Executive Director Amy Yarcich presented to the Virginia House Select Committee on Advancing Rural and Small Town Health Care at Eastern Shore Community College in Melfa, VA.

Rx Partnership was invited to speak to the Select Committee to show how we support partner clinics in Virginia’s more remote settings, identifying pharmacy deserts and addressing the barriers to accessing medication.

“Virginia’s rural counties and small towns face unique challenges in the 21st Century. One of these challenges is quality accessible health care, the kind of health care that Virginians have come to expect in the more populous regions of the Commonwealth…[lack of access] can result in poorer maternal and infant health outcomes, higher rates of adult diabetes, reduced life expectancy, higher rates of suicide and drug overdose deaths. In order to help address these challenges, I am appointing a Select Committee on Advancing Rural and Small Town Health Care.” —Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Don Scott

You can see Amy’s full slide deck presentation here: General Assembly Select Committee Presentation