Healthcare

Eighth District Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. on the American Health Care Act being pulled from the House floor. Read more »

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb and seven other governors sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan today in support of the American Health Care Act. The governors cite the flexibility granted to states to cover their unique Medicaid populations and the State and Patient Stability Fund, which will help states stabilize insurance markets and cover… Read more »

Republicans have long held that improving our nation’s health care system and undoing the damage done by Obamacare should be a step-by-step process. That process begins with step one: repealing Obamacare. As we work to implement our ideas to increase competition, empower patients, lower costs, and expand access, it is important to remember that our goal was never to pass a massive,… Read more »

Eighth District Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. released the following statement after President Donald Trump huddled with House Republicans to urge passage of the American Health Care Act. Read more »

. – On Monday, Representatives Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN) and Diana DeGette (D-CO) released a discussion draft of the Diagnostic Accuracy and Innovation Act (DAIA), which would provide a predictable and timely path to market for innovative diagnostic tests.  “Our discussion draft builds upon previous efforts to establish a modern framework for the regulation of… Read more »

A Congressional Budget Office forecast released Monday covers only the first of three phases of a plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, Rep. Larry Buchson, R-Newburgh, said in a statement. The CBO analysis predicts that 24 million fewer Americans would have health care coverage during the coming decade but the 8th District congressman cited a section of the report attributing the increase primarily to repeal of Obamacare. Read more »

Eighth District Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. released the following statement regarding the Congressional Budget Office’s “score” of the American Health Care Act: “The CBO confirmed that the reforms in the American Health Care Act will lower patients’ premiums, repair the insurance markets to increase choice, significantly reduce the deficit, provide tax… Read more »

Following nearly 28 hours of debate in the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Eighth District Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. voted to approve legislation as a part of the process to repeal Obamacare and replace it with patient-centered reforms that drive down costs and expand access to quality health care. “We are on a rescue mission and if we don’t act now, families… Read more »

Starting now, Eighth District Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. participates in a Congressional hearing on legislation introduced this week to repeal Obamacare and replace it with patient-centered reforms that drive down costs and expand access to care. The American Health Care Act was introduced in the House of Representatives this week and will be debated today in hearings held by the… Read more »

On Tuesday, the Louisville, KY based insurer Humana announced its decision to exit the Obamacare exchanges in 2018. This decision follows the insurers reduced participation in 2017.  In a statement, Humana’s CEO explained the insurer’s decision saying, "Based on our initial analysis of data associated with the company's health-care exchange membership following… Read more »