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DelBene Leads Bipartisan Warning that NIH Council Vacancies Threaten Medical Research

Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), André Carson (IN-07), and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) led a bipartisan letter along with 31 of their colleagues urging Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to fill vacant positions on National Institutes of Health (NIH) advisory councils, which are essent...

DelBene on Noem Firing: Accountability ‘Doesn’t Stop with One Firing’

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement after President Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem: “Under Kristi Noem’s failed leadership at Homeland Security, innocent Americans were brutally killed in broad daylight & ICE agents created violence & terror in our communitie...

DelBene, Gomez, Sánchez Introduce Resolution Demanding Transparency on IRS Sharing of Private Taxpayer Data with DHS

Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), and Linda Sánchez (CA-38) introduced a Resolution of Inquiry (ROI) demanding that the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) turn over all records related to the IRS’s illegal sharing of private taxpayer information wit...

Everett Herald: As patients ‘get sicker while they wait,’ doctors fight insurance delays

When doctors diagnosed Robin Sparks with cancer two years ago, they needed to act fast. The hard lump on her neck was Stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a blood cancer that penetrates bone marrow and attacks the immune system. Sparks, of Marysville, spent weeks wading through tests and appointments to get her diagnosis. Th...

Axios: Prior auth has its moment (again)

A prior authorization overhaul for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries may have a stronger chance of passage in this Congress. That's because of an expected lower CBO score, a new rule on the issue, and renewed urgency in a post-Chevron environment. Why it matters: Medicare Advantage beneficiaries have faced delays and d...

Politico: Lawmakers play waiting game with CMS in bid to reform prior authorization

Doctors have long complained to Congress about the time-consuming paperwork and delayed care that comes when insurers fail to authorize costly procedures or treatments. Lawmakers are sympathetic, but their ability to act may hinge on an upcoming rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. A bipartisan bil...

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