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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01), Congressman Buddy Carter (R-GA-01), and Congressman Tom Barrett (R-MI-07) introduced bipartisan legislation to prevent artificial intelligence from making health care decisions that should be made by qualified health care professionals.
Democrats in both chambers are calling on Trump to rescind his executive order that aims to reduce the number of universally recommended vaccines for children and separate the MMR vaccine into individual shots.
What happens when an entire country bans youth under 16 from social media?
That’s what Australia is evaluating in the first year of a national experiment that could have global implications for policy around youth and technology.
Jeff Hancock, a Stanford University researcher working with the Australian government to implement and evaluate the ban, visited Seattle on Tuesday for a presentation and panel discussion hosted by Seattle Children’s hospital.
SEATTLE, WA - On Tuesday, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) joined scholars, patients, and healthcare leaders to discuss the impacts of social media on youth mental health, and policy solutions to protect children and hold Big Tech accountable.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA-08) and Congresswoman Erin Houchin (R-IN-09) recently introduced the bipartisan Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, alongside cosponsors Representatives Jefferson Shreve (R-IN), Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA), Jill Tokuda (D-HI), and Jennifer McClellan (D-VA). Companion legislation was introduced in the Senate by Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) and Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) recently introduced the Expedited Access to Biosimilars Act, bipartisan legislation to modernize the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) biosimilar approval process, reduce unnecessary regulatory barriers, and help bring lower-cost prescription drugs to patients faster.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Reps. Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), and Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03), respective chairs of the Democratic and GOP Doctors Caucuses, introduced the bipartisan Patients First Act–comprehensive Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) reform legislation.
LEAVENWORTH — Congresswoman Kim Schrier visited Leavenworth on July 10 to visit local businesses, talk with leaders about conditions in the Enchantments, and tour Cascade Medical to discuss support for rural healthcare.
Schrier’s visit started with a tour of downtown Leavenworth led by Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Troy Campbell, stopping at the new Willkommen Center and businesses along Front Street.
Two members of Congress have called on federal officials to address what they described as “a growing and preventable public health crisis” of families refusing the long-standard vitamin K shot for their newborns, which has led to some of those babies suffering uncontrollable bleeding and even dying.