{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://titus.house.gov//press-releases/titus-holds-roundtable-with-medical-professionals-to-discuss-the-underserved-veterans", "Titus Holds Roundtable with Medical Professionals to Discuss the Underserved Veterans Access to Health Care Act", "2014-08-28", "2014", "2014-08", "Democrat", "House", "NV", "Dina Titus", "T000468", "titus.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "August 28, 2014\nLas Vegas, NV \u2013 Today Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada\u2019s First District, a Member of the House of Representatives Committee on Veterans Affairs, hosted a roundtable discussion with medical professionals from across Nevada to discuss her recently passed legislation, the Underserved Veterans Access to Health Care Act. This bill was included in the final VA reform package that passed the House at the end of July and was signed into law by President Obama on August 7th. The Underserved Veterans Access to Health Care Act increases veterans\u2019 access to timely care by adding more medical residency positions at VA hospitals in communities, including Nevada, which are facing a significant physician shortage.\n\u201cNevada is in dire need of additional medical personnel. Nationally, our state ranks 46th for general and family practitioners, 50th for psychiatrists and 51st for specialty surgeons,\u201d remarked Titus. \u201cAnd this is not just a problem in Nevada; it is a problem in hospitals and doctors\u2019 offices across the country.\u201d\u00a0\nAccording to the American Medical Association, the United States will face a shortage of 62,900 physicians in 2015 and a shortage of 130,000 by 2025. \u00a0\n\u201cThat is why I am so pleased that the final VA reform package passed last month included my legislation, the Underserved Veterans Access to Health Care Act,\u201d Titus said. \u201cThis law will allow for the creation of 1,500 additional medical residency positions at VA hospitals in communities that desperately need more doctors.\u201d \u00a0\nThis initial meeting helped establish an ongoing working group to develop a plan and coordinated approach to ensuring that some of these new residencies come to Nevada. \u00a0Members include, representatives of the VA, UNLV, Touro, Roseman, the Nevada Hospital Association, the University of Nevada School of Medicine, and physician groups.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://titus.house.gov//press-releases/titus-holds-roundtable-with-medical-professionals-to-discuss-the-underserved-veterans"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.835041981190443, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}