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Reps. Bucshon and Bera Lead Over 245 Members in Urging Action on Looming Medicare Physician Payment Cuts that will Strain Patient Access to Care

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WASHINGTON – Representatives Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN) and Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) led over 245 Members of Congress in a letter urging House Leadership to address looming Medicare payment cuts to health care providers that will further strain patient access to care. Click here to view the full letter.   “As a practicing surgeon for nearly 15 years, I believe that no doctor…

Representatives Bucshon, Scott Introduce the Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act

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WASHINGTON – Congressmen Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.-08) and David Scott (D-Ga.-13) introduced H.R. 5510, the Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act. This bipartisan bill would make it illegal to make misleading or deceptive claims about holding a State healthcare license, and would require advertisers to disclose the license that allows them to provide the…

Representatives Bucshon, Ruiz Introduce DIVERSE Trials Act

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Larry Bucshon M.D. (R-Ind.-08) and Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-Calif.-36) announced the introduction of bipartisan, bicameral legislation to improve access to and diversity in clinical drug and treatment trials. The Diversifying Investigations Via Equitable Research Studies for Everyone Trials Act (DIVERSE Trials Act) would allow the U.S. Department…

Bucshon Statement on the FDA’s Full Approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine

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WASHINGTON – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.) issued the following statement regarding today’s announcement from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), granting full approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.   “The FDA’s full approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine demonstrates what we have long known – these vaccines are safe, effective,…

Bucshon to Chair Healthy Future Task Force Subcommittee on Doctor/Patient Relationship

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WASHINGTON – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN-08) announced that he will Chair the Healthy Future Task Force Subcommittee on Doctor/Patient relationships. This Subcommittee will examine policy impacting doctor/patient relationships to craft a patient-focused agenda for the future by building off Republican successes.     “Giving patients and their doctors…

Bucshon Appointed to the Healthy Future Task Force to Advance GOP Patient-Focused Health Care Agenda

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WASHINGTON – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. announced that he has been appointed by House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy to the Healthy Future Task Force led by Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (KY-02) and Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Devin Nunes (CA-22). The Task Force will build on Republican…

Bucshon Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Create Maternal Mental Health Task Force

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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Larry Bucshon M.D. (R-Ind.) introduced a bipartisan bill to protect the mental health of new mothers by increasing prevention, screening, diagnosis, intervention, treatment, and access to care for maternal mental health conditions. Affecting 1 in 5 pregnant and new mothers, maternal mental health conditions – like anxiety, depression,…

Bipartisan Members Reintroduce Legislation to Ensure Diagnostic Testing Keeps Pace with Medical Innovations

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WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN) and Diana DeGette (D-CO) along with Senators Richard Burr (R-NC) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) introduced the Verifying Accurate Leading-Edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act. This bipartisan legislation would level the playing field by establishing a new risk-based framework for the review and approval of…