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U.S. Rep. Bucshon visits Joink in Terre Haute

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Hearing about future plans for expanding internet service in rural areas of Indiana was part of the tour Tuesday for U.S. Rep. Larry Bucschon during a visit to Joink LLC in Terre Haute. Bucshon, R-Newburgh, serves on the  House Committee of Energy and Commerce and the subcommittee on Digital Commerce. Communication…

GOP Doctors Caucus Encourages CMS to Include Global Codes in 2020 E/M Adjustment

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WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), Rep. Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.) and Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (R-Md.) released the following statements after sending a bipartisan letter led by Reps. Ami Bera, M.D. (D-Calif.) and Larry Bucshon, M.D. signed by 23 of their colleagues, including 13 members of the GOP Doctors Caucus, to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services…

Convention center opens door to 'endless possibilities'

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While its construction is slated to take 18 to 21 months, a new downtown Terre Haute Convention Center has “endless possibilities” to attract people to the city, said David Patterson, executive director of the Terre Haute Convention & Visitors Bureau. “We are only limited by our collective creativity,” Patterson said. “There are…

Vaping in the boys room

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During the past few weeks a consumer product has gone from vaguely unhealthful and annoying to a danger so intense that it needs immediate remedies from congress and the white house. Recent studies have shown that vaping or e-cigarettes are not as innocuous as the public might have been led to believe. The vape shops sprung up as a…

Vaping Illnesses Spark Concern From Doctors

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“Part of the problem with e-cigarettes is that there is a big unknown with that,” Dr. David Ryon, of Deaconess Pulmonary & Critical Care said. The federal government says e-cigarettes pose a dangerous risk – with more reported illnesses and deaths announced every day. Right now the CDC says 530 confirmed or probable cases of lung…

Bucshon’s bill promotes use, education about biosimilars

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U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) on Sept. 19 offered a bipartisan bill to raise awareness about biosimilars, which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says are biological products that are demonstrated to be biosimilar to or interchangeable with an FDA-approved biological medical product. “As new biological and biosimilar…

GOP Rep. Larry Bucshon: The Vape Crackdown Isn’t Government Overreach

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Is the vape crackdown really necessary or is it just big government? We asked Republican Rep. Larry Bucshon, who is an advocate for small government and also a physician. Bucshon explained: At this point we need to try to address the access for kids, the flavors are the problem and so it is controversial. Look I’m a…

Taiwan delegation visits Vigo farm

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Be-N-Ag Family Farm in southeast Vigo County hosted a Taiwanese agricultural trade delegation on Sunday for a tour of the farm’s operation. State Sen. Jon Ford, R-Terre Haute, and U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Newburgh, joined members of the Be-N-Ag operation to give the delegation a first-hand look at how the Indiana agricultural…

Dr. Bucshon Announces Federal Funding for the Huntingburg Regional Airport Runway Extension Project

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(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) today announced that the Dubois County Airport Authority will be receiving a $5.97 million grant from the Department of Transportation for the Huntingburg Regional Airport’s runway extension project. “Regional airports like Huntingburg Regional Airport in Dubois…