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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) joined physicians and researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch) to discuss how DOGE and proposed federal budget cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and critical medical research have already and will further jeopardize patient access to clinical trials, cutting-edge medical research, future generations of U.S. scientists and clinical care providers, and overall access to innovative cancer therapies in Washington state.
My Northwest
A Washington congresswoman is the latest lawmaker to push back on Trump administration plans to dramatically slash federal research funding.
The administration is working to reduce discretionary funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by 40%. This comes in addition to federal cuts within the “big, beautiful bill.”
Congresswoman Kim Schrier (D-08) addressed the cuts while meeting with researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center on Wednesday.
Healthcare Finance News
The American College of Radiology has thrown its support behind new bipartisan legislation that seeks to shore up enforcement of the No Surprises Act, which aims to protect patients from surprise medical bills.
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Representatives Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) and Sean Casten (IL-06) led 77 House Democrats in a letter to top health insurance companies urging them to continue to provide coverage for vaccines currently recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) introduced the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act – a bipartisan bill that is an essential step in our nation’s fight to eliminate preventable childhood deaths and severe disabilities through the increased use of comprehensive and standardized newborn screening tests. The bill reauthorizes assistance to states so they can improve and expand their newborn screening programs.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) joined a group of Senate and House colleagues to introduce the Cooper Davis and Devin Norring Act to stop drug trafficking on social media platforms and help law enforcement counter the sale of illicit drugs on social media platforms. The bill requires social media companies and other communication service providers to alert federal law enforcement when illegal drug dealing and distribution occur on their platforms.
Inside Health Policy
House Energy & Commerce Republicans held a hearing Wednesday (July 16) to discuss a series of bills aimed at strengthening rural health care -- an effort that committee Democrats told Inside Health Policy is nothing more than damage control amid mounting backlash over the GOP’s near $1 trillion Medicaid cut in their recently passed reconciliation package.
Substack, "Amanda's Mild Takes"
While Kristi Noem and Pete Hegseth’s gross incompetence take up a lot of air time, RFK Jr. is actually the cabinet appointment I worry the most about. As the head of Health and Human Services, he oversees the CDC, FDA, and NIH, among other departments. He’s gutting medical research and, as an outspoken anti-vax grifter, firing experienced vaccine researchers. So I reached out to Congresswoman Kim Schrier, an experienced pediatrician and representative of the Washington 8th, to ask her your (and my!) questions about what’s going on. We discussed:
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Representatives Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) and John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13) introduced the Access to Claims Data Act – a bipartisan bill that will strengthen medical research and improve overall patient care by providing physician researchers with access to Medicare claims data.