14 Health Care Professionals Serving in Congress to Protect Patients’ Access to Care
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GOP Doctors Caucus retweeted
Chefs can own restaurants. Lawyers can own law firms. But for 16 years, federal law has stood in the way of doctors opening or expanding hospitals.
It’s time to lift the ACA’s restrictions on physician-owned hospitals and let them compete on the same footing as traditional hospitals.
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GOP Doctors Caucus retweeted
Patients should be rewarded for finding more affordable ways to get their medications.
I’ve introduced the Every Dollar Counts Act to require that expenditures for prescription drugs purchased through direct-to-patient platforms count toward patients’ deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums, regardless of where they purchase them
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GOP Doctors Caucus retweeted
Happy National Doctors' Day!
Thank you to all the @GOPDoctors working to Make America Healthy Again!
GOP Doctors Caucus retweeted
In my new op-ed published in The @WashTimes, I explain what greater price transparency in health care would mean for patients, families, and physicians in restoring trust and putting patients back in control.
Proud to work alongside my colleagues in the @GOPDoctors and @HouseGOP to advance patient-centered reforms.
📖 Read more here: washingtontimes.com/news/202…
GOP Doctors Caucus retweeted
Thanks to President Trump's memorandum signed last week, the wheels are in motion to require every broadcast prescription drug ad to display its full safety facts on-screen.
GOP Doctors Caucus retweeted
Thanks for having me @GOPDoctors to discuss how @NIH is working to restore scientific integrity, revitalize biomedical innovation, and improve the health of all Americans through gold standard science.
Yesterday, the GOP Doctors' Caucus hosted @NIHDirector_Jay to discuss the agency’s priorities to improve the integrity of medical research and improve the health of America.
Science has stagnated, life expectancy in the United States is lagging, and American leadership in health innovation is at an inflection point. The National Institutes of Health play a vital role in addressing these issues as the gold standard of medical research. President Trump and Republicans are committed to improving the integrity of medicine and the success of our nation’s premier health institutions.
“We deeply appreciate the leadership of Director Jay Bhattacharya at the National Institutes of Health and his willingness to share his vision for the agency with the Doctors’ Caucus,” said Co-Chairs Greg Murphy, M.D. & John Joyce, M.D. “America has long been the global leader in medical research, developing life-saving therapies and solutions to address the complex health challenges the world faces. Science must continue to evolve to push the boundaries of innovation and discovery. Our dedicated researchers must be empowered, not held back by bureaucracy nor politics. We support Dr. Bhattacharya's efforts to increase collaboration across government to ensure the United States is driving progress in the new frontiers of medical science.”
GOP Doctors Caucus retweeted
Putting patients at the center for their care, not PBMs and insurers, makes health care cheaper. Great moves by the Trump Admin to help keep driving costs down.
🚨 Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer plan to sell the widely used blood thinner Eliquis directly to patients at a discounted cash price
"Joint venture launching direct-to-consumer service of Eliquis after discussions with Trump administration" wsj.com/health/pharma/bristo…
GOP Doctors Caucus retweeted
Thank you for hosting me—we have a lot of work to accomplish!
This week, the GOP Doctors' Caucus hosted @CMSGov Administrator @DrOzCMS to discuss the Trump administration's healthcare reform efforts and commitment to serving vulnerable Americans.
"The GOP Doctors' Caucus is encouraged by Administrator Oz's work to increase access to care for American patients—including the recent prior authorization reform announcement by Secretary Kennedy and himself—as well as to strengthen benefits for those who need and deserve them," said Co-Chairs John Joyce, M.D., and Greg Murphy, M.D. "The quality of care that patients receive has plummeted, and it will take real leadership, like that of Dr. Oz, to reorient our health care system to be patient-focused and not profit-focused. As physician legislators, we understand the critical need to work hand in glove with the Trump Administration to ensure the American people receive the highest quality of care, and we remain committed to effecting real change to improve the health of the public."
GOP Doctors Caucus retweeted
Fantastic meeting of our Washington Health Innovation Council with two of the most significant healthcare leaders in Washington @GregMurphyMD and @RepJohnJoyce, co-chairs of the @GOPDoctors and a significant number of innovators, patient groups and a range of providers who joined in person and virtually. We heard about the many intersections between the Caucus priorities and the President’s and @SecKennedy’s MAHA agenda.
The priorities highlighted by the co-chairs reflect WHIC members
🏥 Supporting PBM reform
💊 Eliminating the pill penalty
⚕️ Supporting rhe ORPHAN Cures Act to fix the “Inflation Reduction Act’s” disincentives for orphan drug research.
👨⚕️ Supporting higher physician payments
👩⚕️👨⚕️ Expanding and improving the workforce
We heard a compelling WHIC panel speak about diabetes, the Silverstein Dream Foundation, diabetic retinopathy and amazing use of an AI-driven diagnostic innovation from Optina and @ddxventures.
Many thanks to our WHIC founding partners at @aao_ophth and in
particular AAO President, Mike Repka, MD and head of government affairs Rebecca Hyder.
Next meeting: Sept 4
GOP Doctors Caucus retweeted
Today, @GOPDoctors hosted @DrOzCMS to discuss protecting Medicare and Medicaid benefits, and empowering patients and physicians.
We’re excited to work with Administrator Oz and President Trump to deliver bold, patient-centered reforms!
GOP Doctors Caucus retweeted
The @GOPDoctors had an excellent meeting this morning with the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services @DrOz.
GOP Doctors Caucus retweeted
Great meeting with @GOPDoctors today to discuss how VA can better meet Veterans’ health care needs.
GOP Doctors Caucus retweeted
Last night, I led a bipartisan coalition in opposing the 3.37% cut to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
83+ million people in the U.S. currently live in areas without sufficient access to a Primary Care Physician.
Congress must stand up for America's patients and doctors!
GOP Doctors Caucus retweeted
If we do not swiftly act to address recent cuts to the Medicare physician reimbursement rates now, and in the long term, the nation's physician shortage will continue to rise, rural communities and underserved areas will become health care deserts, and America's seniors will be left with no option for high quality, affordable health care.
My fellow @GOPDoctors and I spoke on the House floor about the recent 3.4% cut to the Medicare physician fee schedule and how this will hurt patient access to health care. I urge Congressional leadership to put the health of Americans first and stop the full cut. Watch my full remarks below.
GOP Doctors Caucus retweeted
The continuous reduction in physician reimbursement poses a significant threat to our health care system.
We must remedy the fee schedule to ensure practices keep their doors open and American patients have access to quality, timely care.
GOP Doctors Caucus retweeted
Today in @HouseCommerce, I shared my work on the Provider Payment Stability Act with @GOPDoctors co-chairs @RepGregMurphy and @RepBradWenstrup.
This legislation will support doctors so they can keep serving American patients.
GOP Doctors Caucus retweeted
The health care experts in the GOP Doctors Caucus know the importance of passing the HALT Fentanyl Act through the House of Representatives.
GOP Doctors Caucus retweeted
Proud to work alongside my fellow @GOPDoctors to pass the HALT Fentanyl Act to permanently classify fentanyl analogs as schedule 1 narcotics. It's time to get these deadly drugs off our streets.
GOP Doctors Caucus retweeted
Last year, we lost nearly 110,000 Americans to drug overdoses - many due to fentanyl.
Today I joined my fellow @GOPDoctors Co-Chairs, @SteveScalise, and @RepStefanik to bring attention to this crisis.
America cannot wait for a solution. We must secure the southern border.
GOP Doctors Caucus retweeted
Fentanyl is continuing to poison America and is the the #1 cause of death for 18-45-year-olds nationwide.
Proud to join @GOPDoctors in support of the HALT Fentanyl ACT which gives law enforcement the ability to stop the deadly scourge of fentanyl and all of its derivatives.
