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- Brownley Stands Up for Seniors, Works to Stop Cuts to Medicare Advantage - Congresswoman Julia Brownhttps://juliabrownley.house.gov/brownley-stands-up-for-seniors-works-to-stop-cuts-to-medicare-advantage/... of a 1.9 percent cut in 2015, doctors will receive a modest increase of 0.4 percent. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) also dropped a provision that would have excluded diagnoses made in home health assessments from coverage. Ensuring...
- https://lindasanchez.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/bipartisan-bill-improve-early-detection-alzheimers-advances-out... are most effective for patients in the early stages of Alzheimer’s. By requiring CMS to develop a uniform and reliable detection tool, and incentivizing healthcare providers to put an emphasis on early detection, the CHANGE Act could open the door for millions...
- Reps. Kelly, DelBene, Bucshon, Bera applaud milestone for life-saving Medicare Advantage prior authohttps://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-kelly-delbene-bucshon-bera-applaud-milestone-life-saving-medicare.... Specifically, the bill would: Establish an electronic prior authorization process for MA plans including a standardization for transactions and clinical attachments. Increase transparency around MA prior authorization requirements and its use. Clarify CMS...
- Whitehouse, Magaziner, & Amo Vow to Defend Medicaid from Republican Efforts to Take Health Care Awayhttps://amo.house.gov/press-release/whitehouse-magaziner-amo-vow-to-defend-medicaid-from-republican-efforts-to-take-health-care-away-from-moms-and-babies... many other services from nursing home care to substance use disorder treatment. Medicaid covers 44 percent of births in Rhode Island. “A huge share of births at Women & Infants are covered by Medicaid, and we simply cannot allow health care...
- https://bresnahan.house.gov... Administrator Oz to Scranton for Healthcare Roundtable December 5, 2025 Press Release SCRANTON, PA: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) welcomed Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz to Scranton...
- https://adriansmith.house.gov/issues/jobs... Press Release Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), released the following statement after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its finalized rule for minimum staffing requirements in long-term care facilities: Issues : Health Care Jobs Rural...
- https://adriansmith.house.gov/issues/rural-development... More Smith Statement on Nursing Home Staffing Mandate April 22, 2024 Press Release Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), released the following statement after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its finalized rule for minimum staffing requirements...
- Kelly, Bera introduce Delivering Unified Access to Lifesaving Services (DUALS) Act | Congressman Mikhttps://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases/kelly-bera-introduce-delivering-unified-access-lifesaving-services-duals-act... from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), to select, develop and implement a comprehensive, integrated health plan for dual-eligible beneficiaries. States can create a new system or build off of existing coverage options. Improves beneficiary...
- https://crow.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/crow.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/S.%202938%2C%20The%20Bipartisan%20Safer%20Communities%20Act%20UPDATED.pdf... coverage, to strengthen children’s access to comprehensive mental health services. • Telemental health services for children: Requires CMS to provide guidance to states on how they can increase access to behavioral health services through telehealth under...
- The Deadly Side Effects of Drug Price Controls | U.S. Representative Barry Loudermilk - U.S. Represehttps://loudermilk.house.gov/the-deadly-side-effects-of-drug-price-controls-u-s-representative-barry-loudermilk/... for the mandated prices. Instead, the new pricing team at CMS has been given a massive budget—$21 million per drug negotiated—while private organizations that review drug pricing operate at less than 3% of that cost. The guidance, and the text of the law, specifies...