Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Ami Bera, MD (CA-06), Llyod Doggett (TX-35), Greg Landsman (OH-01), Rick Larsen (WA-02), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), and Kim Schrier, MD (WA-08) led a letter along with 28 of their colleagues urging leadership of the House Appropriations Committee to repeal the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Wasteful and Inappropriate… Read more »
A group of House Democrats are seeking to use Congress’ appropriations process to block implementation of a federal government initiative that they say could be used to deny coverage for those enrolled in traditional Medicare.
They are objecting to a Trump administration pilot program that is expanding the use of prior authorization in Medicare to ensure certain services and treatments… Read more »
Today, Congresswomen Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Carol Miller (WV-01), and Kim Schrier, MD (WA-08) introduced legislation to provide more support to living organ donors and address the increasingly high costs of donation. The Expanding Support for Living Donors Act would remove financial barriers that prevent many people from donating life-saving organs.
Every day, 13 Americans die waiting… Read more »
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 essential for approving billions in medical research funding. The failure to… Read more »
A bipartisan group of lawmakers want Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to fill panel vacancies that enable approval of research funding, according to a letter obtained by Bloomberg Government.
Nearly all bodies of the National Institutes of Health have an advisory council, made up of experts who assess the scientific grant applications and approve them, and the lack of legally… Read more »
Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) Kim Schrier, MD (WA-08), Brad Schneider (IL-10), and Kelly Morrison, MD (MN-03) led 44 of their colleagues calling for the removal of two recently appointed anti-vax OB/GYNs to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). In January, Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F.… Read more »
Dozens of Democratic lawmakers are calling for the removal of two OB-GYNs who were recently appointed to the nation’s top vaccine advisory committee, citing the doctors’ “well-documented history” of anti-vaccine ideology.
The lawmakers said in a Thursday letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that they were concerned about the Jan. 13 appointments of Dr. Adam… Read more »
Today, bipartisan legislation to increase the number of living organ donors eligible for federal assistance was signed into law. The Honor Our Living Donors (HOLD) Act, introduced by Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Jay Obernolte (CA-23), will allow more donors to qualify for wage, travel, and caregiver reimbursement when donating organs.
“No one should be prevented from… Read more »
Lawmakers and Medicare rights groups say the Trump administration is withholding details of a pilot program that will use artificial intelligence to decide whether Medicare will pre-approve coverage for a limited group of procedures, a move they warn could lead to an increased risk of coverage denials.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Jan. 1 quietly launched its… Read more »
Today, Representative Suzan DelBene (WA-01) along with the entire Washington congressional delegation, urged President Donald Trump to approve Governor Bob Ferguson’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration for Individual Assistance to unlock an estimated $21.3 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) resources for families whose homes were destroyed or significantly damaged… Read more »
