Press Releases

U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, delivered on multiple opportunities to raise awareness on health care issues facing the United States.

Chairman Griffith continued the Health Subcommittee’s affordability series to follow on House Republicans’ commitment to help lower health care costs. The latest hearing in this series, entitled “Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the U.S. Provider Landscape,” featured hospital providers. Chairman Griffith promoted patient access to physician-owned hospitals to help drive down health care costs. Chairman Griffith’s Physician-Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act is one potential solution. Chairman Griffith’s remarks on this topic can be found here.

Following publication of his February op-ed in the Washington Times, Chairman Griffith appeared on The Julie Mason Show to discuss the importance of rural health care. The op-ed highlights the historic investments made in rural health care. Chairman Griffith also highlights the role of community health centers and telehealth, which received federal funding in the February minibus, to help support rural communities.

Additionally, Chairman Griffith highlighted health care causes on Capitol Hill. Chairman Griffith wore a turquoise ribbon in support of Lung Cancer Awareness Day. As an original co-sponsor of the Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act of 2025, Chairman Griffith continues to explore the legislative terrain to aid the fight against cancer. Moreover, Chairman Griffith submitted remarks into the Congressional Record to recognize National Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Week. Southwest Virginia’s AHEC helps address critical health care needs in Virginia’s Ninth District. 

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