(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) released the following statement after introducing 340B Protecting Access for the Underserved and Safety-Net Entities Act(340B PAUSE Act) (H.R. 4710), a bipartisan bill, with Congressman Scott Peters (CA-52) to address growing concerns with the 340B drug discount program:
“The 340B program is an important tool that helps… Read more »
“Shingles is a painful disease that affects nearly 1 million Americans annually, with one out of three Americans developing shingles during their lifetime,” said Bucshon. “However, the risk of getting shingles is significantly higher for individuals who are 50 years of age and older.” Read more »
(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) released the following statement after President Trump announced his nomination of Alex Azar as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:
“I commend President Trump for his decision to nominate Alex Azar as Secretary of Health and Human Services. His leadership experience in both government and the private… Read more »
“Shingles is a painful disease that affects nearly one million Americans annually, with one out of three Americans developing shingles during their lifetime,” said Dr. Bucshon. “However, the risk of getting shingles is significantly higher for individuals who are 50 years of age and older. In fact, according to the CDC, the number of adults developing shingles is on the rise. The great news is that seniors can protect themselves from shingles simply by receiving a vaccine. The bad news is that too few seniors receive the vaccine or don’t even know that it’s an option. Read more »
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) released following statement after introducing the Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2017 (H.R. 4297), which would help increase access to the Shingles vaccine for Seniors, with Congressman Gene Green (TX-29), Senator Shelley Moore Capito (WV) and Senator Mazie Hirono (HI):
“Shingles is a painful disease that… Read more »
Dr. Bucshon Votes to Reauthorize Funding for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and Other Important Public Health Programs
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Championing Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 3922):
“Americans are a compassionate people, and federal social… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congressmen Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08), Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36), Kenny Marchant (TX-24), and Ron Kind (WI-03), introduced bipartisan legislation, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017, to enable increased physician coordination leading to better patient care and Medicare spending efficiency.
The Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017… Read more »
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) released following statement after President Trump’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis published its final report:
“In countless communities across Indiana and the nation, opioid abuse and addiction is raging and leaving families broken and communities in crisis. Earlier this week, the… Read more »
“Hoosiers have been hit particularly hard by the epidemic, as Indiana is one of four states where the overdose rate has more than quadrupled since 1999,” Bucshon, a physician, said. “Opioid addiction does not discriminate based on income, race, gender, geography or age. Failure to stop opioid addiction and overdose deaths will allow this epidemic to continue destroying our families and communities and we cannot allow this to happen.” Read more »
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) released the following statement after attending President Trump’s announcement at the White House declaring the opioid epidemic a national public health emergency:
“Each day more than 90 Americans die from overdosing on opioids, and in 2016, more than 64,000 Americans died to due to drug overdoses. The number of deaths is… Read more »
