On Wednesday, Eighth District Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. took to the House floor to discuss the importance of repealing the Medical Device Tax, a 2.3% excise tax on medical devices put in place by the Affordable Care Act.
Video of the speech can be accessed here - https://youtu.be/S70Aa4pVooI, and full text is included below:
“Mr. Speaker, in Indiana the medical… Read more »
Today, the United States Senate approved H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act sending the bill to President Obama’s desk. H.R. 2 replaces Medicare’s flawed physician payment formula, the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) with bipartisan, bicameral reforms that help protect the Medicare promise. This unprecedented effort removes the imminent threat of draconian… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN-08), Ed Whitfield (R-KY-01), Joe Kennedy, III (D-MA-04), and Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-06) introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act, or NASPER Act. NASPER provides grant funding to States to foster the use of prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) in the… Read more »
On Thursday, the House approved H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act. H.R. 2 replaces Medicare’s flawed physician payment formula, the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) with bipartisan, bicameral reforms that help protect the Medicare promise. This unprecedented effort removes the imminent threat of draconian cuts to Medicare providers and moves Medicare away from a… Read more »
On Thursday, Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. spoke on the House floor urging his colleagues to support H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act. H.R. 2 replaces Medicare’s flawed physician payment formula, the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) with bipartisan, bicameral reforms that help protect the Medicare promise. This unprecedented effort removes the imminent threat… Read more »
COMMENTARY: Other states should follow Hoosier health plan
By: Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) and State Representative Tim Brown, M.D. (HD-41)March 15, 2015
Following our statewide "Hoosier Healthcare Tour" last year, we made the case for why Indiana's consumer-driven Medicaid replacement program, Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0 was best suited to help Hoosiers in need.
Since then,… Read more »
Eighth District Congressman, Larry Bucshon, M.D., thanked Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell for working with Governor Mike Pence to approve Indiana’s state-based, consumer-driven Medicaid replacement program, Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) 2.0.
The transcript of Dr. Bucshon’s remarks is available below and video is available online… Read more »
On Thursday, President Obama signed H.R. 203, the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act (Clay Hunt SAV Act), a bill that aims to prevent veteran suicides and ensure veterans have access to resources that help them overcome the psychological struggles of war. This reform bill includes a pilot program first introduced by Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D.… Read more »
Governor Mike Pence announced this week that Indiana received a waiver from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to expand the state’s successful Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) through HIP 2.0, an innovative, consumer-driven plan that reforms traditional Medicaid and expands health coverage to 350,000 low-income, uninsured Hoosiers.
Eighth… Read more »
Congressman Larry Bucshon, a physician from Southern Indiana, issued the following statement regarding today’s announcement by Governor Mike Pence that Indiana has reached an agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to move forward with an expansion of the Healthy Indiana Plan through HIP 2.0.
Bucshon stated:
“Today’s… Read more »
