WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.-08) and Robin Kelly (D-Ill.-02) introduced the Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act.
The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) has held a monopoly over the contract to manage organ distribution since 1984. Recent reports have raised concerns about how this monopoly affects the… Read more »
WASHINGTON –– Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D. (Ind.-08) joined Senators Todd Young and Mike Braun and Representatives Frank Mrvan (Ind.-01), Rudy Yakym (Ind.-02), Jim Banks (Ind.-03), Jim Baird (Ind.-04), Victoria Spartz (Ind.-05), André Carson (Ind.-06), Greg Pence (Ind.-07), and Erin Houchin (Ind.-09) on a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to support Governor Eric… Read more »
WASHINGTON – This week, a bipartisan coalition of doctors in Congress joined forces to introduce H.R. 2474, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act. The legislation introduced by Representatives Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.-08), Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-Calif.-25), Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (R-Iowa-01), and Ami Bera, M.D. (D-Calif.-06) would address payment uncertainty… Read more »
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.), Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), Joe Courtney (D-Conn.), Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-Wash.), and Marcus Molinaro (R-N.Y.) introduced bipartisan legislation to make the transition from high school to college easier for students with disabilities by making the support services they need more… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.-08) released the following statement in support of H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. This bill passed out of the House of Representatives on a 225-204 vote.
“House Republicans made a Commitment to America that we would end President Biden’s war on American energy and we are… Read more »
SHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.-08), Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.-09), Neal Dunn (R-Fla.-02), and Troy Carter (D-La.-02) introduced the Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for High-risk Insured Men (PSA Screening for HIM) Act, which would help increase accessibility to prostate cancer screenings by waiving deductibles, copayments, and… Read more »
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.-08) and Diana DeGette (D-Colo.-01) introduced bipartisan legislation today that would create a new framework to verify the accuracy of various medical tests that doctors and patients rely on to make important health decisions.
The legislation – known as the Verifying Accurate, Leading-edge IVCT… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Reps. Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Brad Schneider (D-IL), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) introduced the Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act. The members released the following statements:
“Seniors in Indiana’s 8th Congressional District and in… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.-08) and Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.-01), Co-chairs of the Congressional Kidney Caucus, released the following statement after the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) announced an initiative to modernize the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network:
“Every year thousands of… Read more »
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.-08) issued the following statement after President Biden used his presidential veto to prioritize his party's woke politics over retirees' returns:
“President Biden is jeopardizing the retirement security of all Hoosiers by vetoing the bipartisan legislation that would protect Americans’ retirement plans from irresponsible… Read more »
