WASHINGTON – Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today welcomed Iowa physician Dr. Christina Taylor to testify at a hearing on strengthening primary care. Dr. Taylor highlighted primary care providers’ (PCP) crucial role as the “front line for coordinating care,” and advocated for solutions to help PCPs “provide safer, better care at a lower cost.”
“Dr. Taylor represented Iowa well today,” Grassley said.“She’s spent years caring for Iowans, and she spoke eloquently on the unique challenges patients face, including those in rural areas. I was glad to have her valuable expertise shared with the committee.”
Background
Dr. Taylor graduated from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and began her career as a physician serving both urban and rural patients in Iowa. She is the chief medical officer for value-based care at Clover Health, president-elect of the Iowa Medical Society and serves on the Iowa Healthcare Collaborative Board of Directors.
Grassley is working to improve patients’ access to primary care and lower prescription drug prices. He is the author of Medicare Part D, which has improved seniors’ access to prescription drug benefits while saving taxpayer money.
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