Press Releases
March 11, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, provided the below statement on the latest estimation from Metro Health Medical Director Junda Woo that coronavirus tests can cost up to $2400 for patients without insurance, or $480 for those with a 20% copay:
Issues:Coronavirus (COVID-19)
March 10, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee and member of the House Budget Committee, questioned the Deputy Secretary of Defense David L. Norquist about the Trump Administration’s failures regarding the evacuation of cruise ship passengers into quarantine at Lackland Air Force Base—refusing to test the passengers before leaving California, taking all positive evacuees off base, and declining to send protective gear to our local health centers, among other points of questioning.
Issues:Coronavirus (COVID-19)
March 8, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, released the following statement regarding the new evacuees coming to quarantine at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio:
Issues:Coronavirus (COVID-19)
March 6, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Chairwoman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, and Representative Rosa DeLauro, Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, submitted two inquiries to the Trump Administration regarding the affordability and readiness of coronavirus testing across the United States. As longtime advocates for patients against exploitative industry profiteering, they are working to ensure that the testing necessary to curb a looming American pandemic does not fall prey to such tactics.
Issues:Coronavirus (COVID-19)
March 6, 2020
Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, released the following statement commending Austin Mayor Adler’s courageous decision to cancel SXSW. Rep. Doggett said:
March 4, 2020
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, released the following statement on the emergency coronavirus supplemental appropriations package that the House is set to consider today:
February 28, 2020
San Antonio, T.X. – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-San Antonio), House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman, will speak at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the North Bexar Outpatient Clinic on this coming Monday, March 2, 2020, at 10 A.M.
Issues:Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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 27, 2020
Washington, D.C. – This morning, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, sharply questioned President Trump’s Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar about the Administration’s mishandling of coronavirus
Issues:Coronavirus (COVID-19)
February 12, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee and the first congressional author of legislation to protect patients from surprise medical bills, offered amendments during today’s Ways and Means markup of surprise medical bill and private equity transparency legislation. His private equity amendment was formally adopted. The three amendments on the surprise billing legislation were favorably received and the Committee is working to incorporate the consumer protection issues Rep. Doggett raised into the final measure to be considered by the House. He also urged that the private equity bill be included in the final surprise billing legislation.