Federal health care official with SD roots to present at USD
VERMILLION, S.D. -- Aaron Fischbach, Policy Coordinator in the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, will present a program titled “Healthcare Reform: Potential Impacts on South Dakota and Rural America” at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at the University of South Dakota. The presentation will be held in room 105 of the Andrew E. Lee Memorial Medicine and Science Building.
Fischbach grew up on a family farm in northeastern South Dakota and earned a B.S. in Business Administration and a Master of Public Administration from USD. He formerly worked as a legislative assistant for former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D., and also coordinated policy efforts at the Rural Community Assistance Partnership. He has extensive experience with healthcare issues facing rural areas and rural states, including South Dakota. The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy is an agency of the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The program is free, and is open to the public. It is sponsored by the University of South Dakota School Health Sciences.