Healthcare
September 12, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, and Nanette Barragán (D-CA), member of the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee, led 110 Members in supporting the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule to expand medically necessary dental coverage to patients with all forms of cancer and permit Medicare payment for dental services prior to chemotherapy and other immunotherapies.
Issues:Healthcare
September 1, 2023
Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin), Ranking Member of the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee, released the following statement regarding the Biden Administration’s announcement of new actions on nursing home safety:
Issues:Healthcare
August 30, 2023
WASHINGTON — Texas is disenrolling Medicaid recipients at the fastest rate in the country, raising questions about how carefully the state health department is analyzing patient's financial data as the nation moves to return Medicaid rolls closer to pre-pandemic levels.
Issues:Healthcare
August 27, 2023
Two emails from whistleblowers at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission concerning Texans being disenrolled from Medicaid coverage have drawn the attention of Texas members of the U.S. House.
Issues:Healthcare
August 22, 2023
Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Lloyd Doggett (TX-37) and Rep. Greg Casar (TX-35), together with the entire Texas Democratic delegation, urged the Biden Administration to quickly intervene and pause the Medicaid redetermination process to take corrective action and ensure the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) comes into full compliance with federal Medicaid requirements.
Issues:Healthcare
August 4, 2023
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) is expected to unveil two bipartisan bills today to revamp the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, including shifting Covid-19 vaccines under the program’s purview.
Issues:Healthcare
August 4, 2023
Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Representatives Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) and Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) introduced the Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act to provide much-needed updates and improvements to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) and shift pending COVID-19 vaccine claims from the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP) to the VICP. This legislation would override the Administration’s recent announcement that COVID-19 claims will remain in the CICP through December 31, 2024.
Issues:Healthcare
July 26, 2023
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) called on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to take a closer look at how Medicare Advantage plans are marketed to seniors. Enrollment has surged past 30 million this year and the number of plans available for seniors to choose from has skyrocketed.
Issues:Healthcare
July 11, 2023
We need a federal staffing standard for nursing homes
For the millions of Americans who call our communities’ nursing homes home, each day is uncertain. A severe staffing crisis has resulted in inconsistent quality and quantity of care for nursing home residents.
Issues:Healthcare
June 9, 2023
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) and Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Angus King (I-Maine) sent a letter to Department of Commerce (DOC) Secretary Gina Raimondo and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra asking for information on the membership, process, timeline, and scope of work of the recently announced Interagency Working Group for Bayh-Dole.
Issues:Healthcare