Healthcare

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), ranking member of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, and Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), member of the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee, led a group of 113 Members in urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to use its existing executive authority to further improve coverage of medically necessary dental care.

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin), Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, introduced the Medicare Fraud Detection and Deterrence Act—legislation that would equip the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) with the additional authority it needs to hold convicted Medicare fraudsters accountable and to stop repeat offenders. He also introduced the Preventing Medicare Telefraud Act—companion legislation to establish reasonable guardrails to prevent tens of billions of dollars in telehealth-related fraud concerning high-cost durable medical equipment and lab testing.

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, responded to the Department of Health and Human Services’ decision to deny a petition for a hearing concerning price gouging on prostate cancer drug Xtandi, which was developed with taxpayer dollars.

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin), Ranking Member of the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee, and U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, led a majority of the House Democratic Caucus—113 lawmakers— in urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish robust nursing home staffing standards to ensure residents receive comprehensive, quality care and workers are not overburdened with high caseload and inadequate support.

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin), Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee and senior member of the House Budget Committee, released this statement following the release of President Biden’s 2024 Budget:

Washington, D.C. – This morning, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin), Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, announces that he has secured $1 million in federal funding for the Community Mental Health Surveillance Training Program. This initiative builds on federal resources which Rep. Doggett previously obtained to provide customized, evidence-based mental health data analytics training and professional development trainings for local Austin-area nonprofit and health care practitioners, early childhood and K-12 educators, employees of city service agencies, and clinicians.