Janelle Bynum speaks at Oregon Nurses Association town hall focusing on rural health care

MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ)-- Rural health care was the topic of discussion at a town hall meeting Thursday night in Madras. It was a packed house at the Madras Performing Arts Center.

The Oregon Nurses Association hosted the event to address concerns about the president's recently passed big beautiful bill. Oregon's 5th District Democrat Rep. Janelle Bynum was the featured speaker, where she talked about Medicaid, Medicare and what could possibly happen in the future while emphasizing the challenges rural health care faces.

Janelle Bynum told KTVZ News, "Well, we want to make sure that hospitals, particularly rural hospitals, are protected. When I first came here, I was told very clearly that this was not the place to have a nervous breakdown, and it wasn't the place to have a baby, because there was not enough care, there was not enough coverage."

Oregon's 2nd District Republican Rep. Cliff Bentz was invited, but as expected, he did not attend.