WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) and Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN), today introduced bipartisan legislation to provide critical relief to physicians responding to the COVID-19 pandemic who are scheduled to receive Medicare payment cuts next year. The Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020 would ensure payments to these… Read more »
(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) released the following video produced by the House GOP Doctors Caucus that debunks myths about Operation Warp Speed and the development of a vaccine for COVID-19 with science-based facts:
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(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act (H.R. 4995), bipartisan legislation he joined Congressman Eliot Engel (NY-16) in introducing, out of committee. H.R. 4995 contains the text of… Read more »
(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) released the following statement praising President Trump’s executive order to expand telehealth services to expand telehealth access for millions of Americans living in rural communities
“This executive order is a tremendous step forward to providing increased care for Hoosiers and all Americans that live in rural areas… Read more »
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) announced the Trump Administration will invest $462 million to modernize water and wastewater infrastructure in rural communities across the nation including a $3,099,000 grant and a $515,000 loan for the Town of Spurgeon:
“I am pleased that the Trump… Read more »
(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) released the following statement in support of the National Institute of Health delivering new COVID-19 testing technologies to meet U.S. demand:
“I applaud the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) commitment to delivering new COVID-19 testing technologies to meet U.S. testing demands. Our health care workers must be… Read more »
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These unprecedented times call for a unified front by the federal government to help Hoosiers struggling through no fault of their own. Congress has provided three phases of relief packages that put Americans first with aid for families,… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN) introduced two pieces of bipartisan legislation today to increase diagnostic testing capabilities at public health laboratories and expand testing access to hospitals, physicians and other health service providers, especially in rural and underserved areas. The move comes as the nation works to rapidly… Read more »
Washington, D.C. (WEHT) – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. released the following statement Monday announcing additional funding for 28 health centers in the amount of $10,980,583 by the Health Resources and Services Administration to expand capacity for coronavirus testing, purchase additional personal protective equipment (PPE) and train new medical and support staff across the… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-8th, whose original profession was in health care, said he has never seen any virus affect the country like the novel coronavirus pandemic.
“This has been unprecedented,” he said. “Even if you look back through the end of February, first of March, people across the country, both politically and otherwise, still didn’t feel like it was gonna turn into the… Read more »
