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March 28, 2023
A small but diverse and bipartisan group of House lawmakers is urging the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to take a new tack in the fight against drug patent gaming that delays generic and biosimilar competition.
Issues:Healthcare
March 23, 2023
BATTLING MEDICARE FRAUD — House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee ranking member Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) today introduced the Medicare Fraud Detection and Deterrence Act, which would equip the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services with additional authority to hold Medicare fraudsters accountable.
Issues:Healthcare
March 23, 2023
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.
Issues:Healthcare
March 21, 2023
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.
Issues:Healthcare
March 17, 2023
Austin, T.X. – On Tuesday, March 21st, at 10 AM, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin), senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee, will join Austin ISD educational leaders at St. Elmo Elementary School to unveil details of two brand-new projects, the funding for which Rep. Doggett secured, to create outdoor learning spaces and to launch a college and career preparation pilot.
March 15, 2023
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.
Issues:Healthcare
March 13, 2023
Former congresswoman Patricia Schroeder, a megaphone for the women’s movement, the first woman to serve on the House Armed Services Committee and a liberal Democrat known for her barbed wit, notably coining the term “Teflon president” to lambaste President Ronald Reagan, died March 13 at a hospital in Celebration, Fla. She was 82.
March 10, 2023
Austin, T.X. – On Tuesday, March 14, at 10 AM, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin), senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee, will join Foundation Communities in unveiling three new federally-funded projects to support new preschool, learning center, and solar panel initiatives at affordable housing communities in Travis County.
March 9, 2023
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:
Issues:Healthcare
March 6, 2023
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), a Member of the House Ways and Means Committee, led an effort urging President Biden and the United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai to conduct an immediate review of the Central African Republic’s (CAR’s) compliance with a key trade preference program and terminate its eligibility.