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Layoffs rippling through the federal government are affecting national parks and forests in Washington state, including at Mount Rainier National Park and popular trails east of Seattle.
FRANKLIN FALLS — The sign says "Franklin Falls Sno-Park Temporarily Closed - Due to Unsafe Conditions." Found in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, the message is mounted at the road that leads to the trailheads for Franklin Falls and Denny Creek.
A physician by trade, Schrier hopes to bolster diagnostic innovation and development during public health emergencies. She says this can be achieved through public-private collaboration.
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation on Thursday aimed at strengthening the nation's diagnostic testing capabilities during public health emergencies, drawing on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Diagnostics Testing Preparedness Plan Act, spearheaded by Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Wash., would require the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and maintain a strategic plan for rapid deployment of diagnostic tests during health crises.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) introduced the bipartisan Diagnostics Testing Preparedness Plan Act, which would facilitate the innovation and development of diagnostics between the private and public sectors during Public Health Emergencies. Congresswoman Schrier was joined in introducing this legislation by Representatives Miller-Meeks (IA-01), Carson (IN-07), and Crenshaw (TX-02).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) and Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (TN-01) introduced the Rural Physician Workforce Production Act. This bipartisan bill aims to improve health care access for rural Washingtonians by increasing the number of physicians in their area.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) and Barry Moore (AL-01) introduced the Forest Data Modernization Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would modernize data collection efforts of the USFS Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier M.D. (WA-08), Congressman Dan Crenshaw (TX-02), Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), and Congressman Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) introduced the Medicaid Primary Care Improvement Act. This bipartisan bill will improve access to primary care by strengthening Medicaid’s ability to engage in direct primary care arrangements.
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Representative Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) introduced the bipartisan Agriculture Export Promotion Act. This legislation would support Washington farmers and producers by increasing investment in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Market Development Program (FMDP) and Market Access Program (MAP), both of which help promote and sustain agriculture exports.
Protection of access to care for Medicare beneficiaries, particularly in rural and underserved areas, has drawn a proposal from a North Carolina congressman in part combatting a 2024 rule finalization from the Biden administration.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in November finalized the rule implemented Jan. 1, cutting Medicare reimbursement to physicians by 2.83%. The agency projected a 3.6% increase in practice cost expenses in 2025, meaning a 6.43% cut for physicians.