Healthcare

Congressman Larry Bucshon, a physician from southern Indiana, released the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address. Dr. Bucshon stated: “I hoped the President would take tonight as an opportunity to offer real solutions that address the challenges we face as a nation.  Families are struggling in the Obama economy,… Read more »

On Thursday, Congressman Larry Bucshon, a physician from Southern Indiana, participated in a Congressional hearing and voted to pass legislation aimed at providing his constituents with vital information regarding the federal healthcare website, Healthcare.gov.  “This federal healthcare website was developed at a huge expense to taxpayers, yet the Administration… Read more »

Thursday afternoon, Congressman Larry Bucshon, a physician, spoke on the House floor and shared stories from constituents who have contacted his office through his webpage, www.bucshon.house.gov/yourstory, and on social media. A full script of the speech is included below.  To access the video, click here.   “Mr. Speaker, as a physician, my goal is to make… Read more »

Wednesday afternoon, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) revealed that only 701 Hoosiers have selected healthcare plans via the failing healthcare.gov website in the first month.  In comparison, according to state officials, more than 108,000 Hoosiers have received cancellation notices due to the law. “As a physician, I want every American to have… Read more »

Eighth District Congressman and heart surgeon, Dr. Larry Bucshon, recently launched a webpage for constituents to share their experiences and stories with the Affordable Care Act. “As we have seen over the past month, the consequences of the Affordable Care Act are widespread. Despite the President’s promise, Americans are receiving cancellation notices for… Read more »

Four Pinocchios and a Pants on Fire Although the President repeated the promise, “if you like your healthcare plan, you can keep it” over 36 times, millions of Americans are receiving cancellation notices from their providers. Just yesterday, we found out that 250,000 health plans in Colorado are being cancelled, while only four people have enrolled in… Read more »

Hoosier lawmakers sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today requesting information on the number of Hoosiers currently enrolled in the health care exchange.  Over the past three weeks, numerous malfunctions and problems have been reported with the website, preventing applicants from successfully enrolling in the health care… Read more »

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius seems to be confused about whether or not she supports a single payer healthcare system. Here is why. During her recent appearance on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart argued that a single payer system would be the optimal approach to solving our nation’s healthcare challenges.  Sebelius responded with her support… Read more »

On Thursday, Members of Indiana’s congressional delegation sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker John Boehner asking that full repeal of the medical device tax be included in any must pass legislation considered in the House or the Senate this year.  In the letter, the members write, “In Indiana, medical device companies… Read more »

On Saturday, Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.) discussed a House plan to avoid a government shutdown with MSNBC’s Alex Witt. Bucshon explained to Witt that the House will vote on a reasonable and responsible continuing resolution that delays ObamaCare for a year, repeals the medical device tax, and ensures our troops receive their paychecks.   Watch the… Read more »