Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act

S 1390 would have expanded access to healthcare in rural America by supporting physician-led care models. The bill aimed to help millions of Americans in small towns and farming communities who struggle to find quality medical care close to home. Senator James Lankford, a Republican from Oklahoma, introduced it to address the doctor shortage plaguing rural states.

The bill was introduced on April 8, 2025. It was read twice and sent to the Committee on Finance. For 438 days, the committee has done nothing. No hearing. No vote. No explanation.

Rural hospitals keep closing while this bill collects dust. Patients in these communities drive hours for basic care or go without treatment entirely. Every day of silence from the Finance Committee is another day that rural Americans suffer from a healthcare system that has abandoned them.

Who killed S 1390?