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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Congressional Doctors Caucus released the following statement condemning RFK Jr.’s proposed mass layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), warning of devastating consequences for public health and safety.
Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) reintroduced a bill Thursday seeking to reform prior authorization requirements in Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and Part D prescription drug plans requiring only specialty board certified physicians to make important decisions about treatment.
The prior authorization measure is used by insurers to approve the cost of treatment plans, medication and or procedures before a prescription or operation can be obtained or performed.
The newly formed Democratic Congressional Doctors Caucus hopes to work with the longstanding GOP Doctors Caucus to tackle Medicare Advantage (MA) overpayments, seeing this as a bipartisan opportunity as the Democratic doctors simultaneously blast Republicans for targeting Medicaid in their quest for $880 billion in health care savings in a quickly evolving GOP reconciliation bill that could include physician payment relief.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, CongresswomanKim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) introduced the Innovative Feed Enhancement and Economic Development Act (Innovative FEED Act). This bipartisan legislation would update FDA processes to create a more efficient approval process for livestock feed additives. Representative Schrier is joined in introducing this legislation by Representatives Nick Langworthy (NY-23), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), Jim Baird (IN-04), Jim Costa (CA-21), and Erin Houchin (IN-09).
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Kim Schrier (WA-08), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03), and Dan Newhouse (WA-04) introduced the National Landslide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation that would take steps to enhance landslide preparedness and improve public safety.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) and the other five Democratic physicians serving in the U.S. House of Representatives formally announced the launch of the Congressional Doctors Caucus. The caucus is dedicated to promoting the health and well-being of Americans, advancing pragmatic health care policy and providing fellow Members with insights on critical health issues.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), and the other Democratic doctors in the House of Representatives - Representatives Ami Bera (CA-06), Herb Conaway Jr. (NJ-03), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), Kelly Morrison (MN-03), and Raul Ruiz (CA-25) - released the following statement after Congressional Republicans passed a continuing resolution that did not include a fix to the physician fee schedule cuts that went into effect at the beginning of the year:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03), and Congressman Rick Larsen (WA-02) sent a letter to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Tom Schultz calling for the reinstatement of fired USFS employees and for the Trump Administration to refrain from further workforce cuts.
WASHINGTON — In an address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, President Donald Trump touted his administration's swift actions to remake the federal government in his image, provoking cheers from his fellow Republicans and loud protests from Democrats.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) released the following statement ahead of attending tonight’s State of the Union address by President Donald Trump: