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WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3173) by voice vote. The legislation would make it easier for seniors to get the care they need and improve health outcomes by modernizing the antiquated prior authorization process in Medicare Advantage, which often still requires faxing… Read more »

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.) and Ami Bera, M.D. (D-Calif.) introduced bipartisan legislation to provide critical relief to physicians who are scheduled to receive Medicare payment cuts. The Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022 would ensure payments to these providers are kept stable and extend certain increases in payments for… Read more »

WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.) issued the following statement after being awarded the American Cancer Society’s 2022 National Distinguished Advocacy Award for his work on the bipartisan, bicameral DIVERSE Trials Act and the VALID Act.     “I am proud to be selected for this year’s 2022 National Distinguished Advocacy… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Representatives Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08), Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07), Michael Burgess, M.D. (TX-26), Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M. (OH-02), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (IA-02), and Bradley Schneider (IL-10) are requesting feedback from health care providers, advocacy organizations, health economists, health finance experts,… Read more »

WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.) issued the following statement on President Biden’s federal student loan forgiveness plan. “Like last week’s inflation-inducing reconciliation legislation, President Biden’s plan to forgive student debt comes at a cost that will prove detrimental to the American people.… Read more »

WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.) issued the following statement on the Inflation Reduction Act, H.R. 5376, which passed out of the House of Representatives on a party line vote.    “Today’s passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, or rather the Inflation Expansion Act, will lead to more taxes, a higher cost of living, and fewer treatments and cures… Read more »

WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.) issued the following statement after the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report showed inflation remained at a forty-year high of 8.5 percent which is up 13.7 percent since President Biden took office:    “Since President Biden took office, Hoosiers’ cost of living has hit historic highs. For more than a… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, the Indiana House Congressional Delegation introduced a bipartisan resolution honoring the life and legacy of Representative Jackie Walorski (R-IN-02) who tragically died in a car accident on August 3, 2022 alongside her two staffers, Emma Thomson and Zachery Potts. Indiana Senators Todd Young and Mike Braun introduced an identical resolution that passed… Read more »

WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.) issued the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirmed that Washington Democrats’ prescription drug pricing controls within the reconciliation plan will raise drug prices for Hoosiers.  “The CBO confirmed that the partisan price control provisions contained within Washington… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, the Indiana State Delegation introduced a bipartisan resolution to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic in Mishawaka, Indiana the “Jackie Walorski VA Clinic”. Rep. Jackie Walorski served on the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs for two terms, a role in which she championed important reforms to improve the quality and accessibility of services for our… Read more »