Republicans want to improve the patient care experience by allowing providers to focus on patients over paperwork, modernizing processes that delay patient care, and addressing provider shortages through oversight of healthcare workforce programs, according to U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) on Tuesday successfully secured language in a fiscal year 2023 appropriations bill to protect the rights of Native American tribes authorized to use, distribute, possess, or cultivate cannabis. “Enforcing federal cannabis laws on tribal land, Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on June 22 voted 402-20 to approve a comprehensive, bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) that would modify and expand numerous federal programs, grants, and related activities focused on mental and Read more…
President Joe Biden on June 21 signed into law a bipartisan bill cosponsored by U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) to recruit, train and retain cybersecurity professionals in the federal workforce. “Cyberattacks targeting our nation continue to grow in frequency and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on June 22 introduced a bipartisan bill that would reauthorize the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) from fiscal years 2023 through 2027. “As a longtime advocate in the fight against Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) on June 21 cosponsored bipartisan legislation that would reauthorize critical grants for mental health courts, crisis intervention teams, and other programs that help law enforcement assist individuals experiencing mental illness. “Our law enforcement officers are Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on June 22 advanced a comprehensive, bipartisan bill to the U.S. Senate that would reauthorize key federal programs to address the national mental health and substance use disorder crises. The bill package includes several provisions Read more…
With diabetes being the nation’s most expensive chronic condition costing a total of $327 billion per year, a forthcoming bipartisan bill offered by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) aims to help reduce the price of insulin and provide for patient Read more…
U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) joined two of her Wyoming colleagues in urging expedited federal support for Yellowstone National Park, recently ravaged by historic and unprecedented flooding. Severe rainfall during the week of June 12 produced floodwaters and rockslides that Read more…
President Joe Biden on June 15 signed into law a bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) to designate the United States Post Office facility at 200 East Main Street in Maroa, Ill., as the Jeremy L. Ridlen Read more…