Dear Colleague:
Please join us in urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator, Marilyn Tavenner, to delay the implementation of new codes which could result in significantly decreased patient access to low-cost, quality radiation treatment, especially for breast and prostate cancer patients.
From: The Honorable Brian Higgins Sent By: leslie.brady@mail.house.gov Date: 10/23/2014 “NIH has been working on Ebola vaccines since 2001. It’s not like we suddenly woke up and thought, ‘Oh my gosh, we should have something ready here.’ Frankly, if we had not gone through our 10-year slide in research support, we probably would have had […]
Dear Colleague,
Please join me in sending a letter to House appropriators requesting that they prioritize public health research and infrastructure as they prepare upcoming spending bills.
From: The Honorable Lynn Jenkins Sent By: colin.brainard@mail.house.gov Date: 10/21/2014 Date: Today Time: 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Location: U.S. Capitol, H-137 Speaker: David Newman, Executive Director of the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) Congresswoman Jenkins invites you to attend a briefing on an important effort to increase price transparency in health care. As health […]
Observers often cite fraud as an important contributor to high health care spending, particularly in federal programs. This report describes how CBO estimates the budgetary effects of legislative proposals to reduce fraud in Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and how those estimates are used in the Congressional budget process. What Is […]
From: The Honorable Theodore E. Deutch Sent By: joel.richard@mail.house.gov Date: 10/20/2014 More Guidance Needed for In-School BMI Screening Letter Closes Friday 10/24 Dear Colleague, Please join me in requesting additional research and guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding in-school Body Mass Index (BMI) screening. Childhood obesity is a serious concern due […]
Dear Colleague,
Please join me in sending a letter to President Obama requesting that the Administration keep Congress updated on efforts to end the Ebola epidemic in West Africa and what future strategies the government will use to keep Americans safe from the virus.
Dear Colleague,
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently published a final rule regarding Meaningful Use Requirements for Electronic Health Records (EHR’s).
WASHINGTON, DC – The House Energy and Commerce Committee today released documents obtained in its investigation of the ongoing Ebola outbreak.
Dear Colleague:
Seniors and people with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (LTSS) overwhelmingly prefer to receive them at home and remain there as long as possible.