Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie’s (KY-02) bill to modernize state Medicaid programs and help those who rely on in-home health services get quality care (H.R. 6042) yesterday passed the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously.Many of the most vulnerable Medicaid patients rely on in-home visits for delivery of their health care services, including the disabled and… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today released the following statement regarding children and parents being separated at the southern border when parents are detained for illegally entering the United States:“Parents and children need to stay together. Last night, House Republicans met with President Trump to discuss finding a legislative solution that fixes… Read more »
Washington, DC– This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed 39 bills to combat the nationwide opioid epidemic, including Congressman Brett Guthrie’s (KY-02) Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act (H.R. 5327).The Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act would establish a grant program for treatment facilities to offer all FDA-approved treatments for opioid use… Read more »
Washington, DC– The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act (H.R. 5327), a bill Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), vice chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, introduced earlier this year to combat the ongoing national opioid crisis. The Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act passed the House… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), vice chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, this week introduced legislation (H.R. 6042) to make the implementation of the Medicaid Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) system easier for states to adopt. The EVV system provides accountability to ensure that patients receiving home services get… Read more »
Click here to view Congressman Guthrie’s questions. Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee’s Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee, questioned U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar about how HHS is helping people suffering from opioid use… Read more »
Click here to view Congressman Guthrie’s questions. Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee’s Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee, questioned U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar about how HHS is helping people suffering from opioid use… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA-06), co-chairs of the Congressional Spectrum Caucus, today introduced the “SPECTRUM NOW Act” (H.R. 6017), which would enable government agencies to improve their spectral efficiency and effectiveness and make more spectrum available for commercial wireless use. Senate Commerce… Read more »
Washington, DC– Last week, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) and Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) advanced legislation that would help pregnant and postpartum women and their infants receive proper treatment for opioid dependency and opioid withdrawal. The bill passed unanimously by voice vote in the Energy and Commerce Committee.“When a pregnant woman is experiencing opioid use… Read more »
