Healthcare
February 28, 2020
Washington, D.C. – According to documents obtained this week by U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, the Commerce Department is encouraging businesses to take advantage of a temporary Chinese import incentive and pushing those U.S. companies to sell more of their medical supplies critical to a coronavirus response abroad.
February 4, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Tonight, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, released the following statement reaction to President Trump’s wrongheaded health care claims in his State of the Union address:
Issues:Healthcare
January 30, 2020
Washington, D.C. – House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled “More Cures for More Patients: Overcoming Pharmaceutical Barriers” on Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. EST in room 1100 Longworth House Office Building.
Issues:Healthcare
January 10, 2020
SAN ANTONIO — Two months ago, a career military firefighter, we'll identify only as Albert, shared the extend of this exposure to a toxic firefighting foam containing PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances).
Issues:HealthcareVeterans
January 5, 2020
A new state law curbing surprise medical billing went into effect Jan. 1 for Texas patients. But to protect all patients, we need Congress to act too and to act now—to shield patients from crushing, surprise medical bills. I authored the first proposal to do so in the House, in 2015. It’s past time to overcome the powerful lobby groups and finally put patients first. My interview on our efforts with KXAN News over the holidays:
Issues:Healthcare
December 18, 2019
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, released the following statement regarding the Fifth Circuit Court’s decision in Texas v. United States:
Issues:Healthcare
December 12, 2019
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chairman of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, released the following statement on the passage of H.R. 3:
Issues:Healthcare
December 11, 2019
WASHINGTON - With the U.S. House set for a long-awaited vote on legislation to lower prescription drug prices, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett and allies came up short in their drive for an even more ambitious plan to expand government authority over the pharmaceutical industry.
Issues:Healthcare
November 15, 2019
AUSTIN, Texas — “The FDA is not doing its job,” said Dr. Stephen Tower, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon from Alaska.
Issues:Healthcare
November 11, 2019
AUSTIN, Texas — More than a million doctors received some kind of payment from a pharmaceutical or medical device company last year. And, as the KVUE Defenders discovered, it is something you should be asking your doctor about.
Issues:Healthcare