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July 23, 2021

ON TAP

— CDC vaccine advisers balk at recommending Covid shot boosters while supporting continued availability of Johnson & Johnson’s shot.

— House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders want answers from FDA about the status of foreign inspections of drug manufacturing facilities.

Issues:Healthcare

July 22, 2021

Washington, D.C. – Just now, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee, joined by over 30 Members of Congress, introduced the Close the Medigap Act to prohibit discriminatory pricing and coverage denials for patients seeking supplemental Medigap coverage. Nearly 13 million Medicare beneficiaries purchase supplemental Medigap policies to help reduce out-of-pocket costs and provide benefits not currently covered by Medicare.

Issues:Healthcare

July 20, 2021

When COVID-19 began spreading in the U.S. in March 2020, McKale Santin was working at a nursing home in Burlington, Vermont.


July 7, 2021
Expansions are coming to the Medicare program, if Democrats can achieve one of their biggest health policy goals this year.
Issues:Healthcare

July 6, 2021
Washington, D.C. – This morning, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee, announced that he is leading 76 Members of Congress in introducing the Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act to expand the care Medicare provides.
Issues:Healthcare

I am committed to preserving hard-fought for reforms to our health system.

Affordable Medications

As the Chair and Founder of the House Affordable Prescription Drug Task Force, I am committed to bringing more oversight and transparency to drug pricing and supporting legislative and administrative solutions so that more families can afford the medicine they need.


June 22, 2021
New legislation from U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, would allow cities, counties and other local jurisdictions to expand Medicaid coverage to more low-income individuals in states that have resisted expanding the program.
Issues:Healthcare

June 21, 2021
A record number of Americans are relying on for healthcare coverage during the pandemic. Nearly 74 million people are currently enrolled on Medicaid, the highest number participating in the program on record, according to a report by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). During the pandemic, from February 2020 to January 2021, an additional 9.7 million individuals enrolled in Medicaid, increasing the size of the program by nearly 14 percent.
Issues:Healthcare

June 21, 2021
Texas healthcare leaders, including U.S. Rep Lloyd Doggett, are trying to pass the act which would local leaders to expand Medicaid.
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June 21, 2021
SAN ANTONIO - You could soon be one of millions of Texans covered by health insurance.
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