Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) today introduced the Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources (EMPOWER) and Care Act (H.R. 5306) to ensure that Medicaid beneficiaries can receive the best long-term care possible in their communities or in their own homes.The federal Money Follows the Person… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), senior member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, penned an op-ed in the Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer about the work the Energy and Commerce Committee has accomplished and will continue to work on this Congress.“The Energy and Commerce Committee has the broadest jurisdiction of any committee in the House, ranging… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today announced the appointment of Larue County High School student William Pearman to the United States Naval Academy.“One of my greatest honors as a member of Congress is to nominate students like Will to our nation’s military academies,” said Guthrie. “I am thrilled to announce Will’s appointment to… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), along with Congressmen Tony Cárdenas (CA-29), Erik Paulsen (MN-03), and Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), today wrote to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to urge support for the Medicare Advantage program, which provides care to nearly 19 million seniors and individuals with disabilities. The Medicare… Read more »
Washington, DC – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today applauded approval of Kentucky’s application for a Medicaid waiver by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).Since the creation of the Medicaid program, CMS has had authority to waive provisions of the statute in order to tailor the program to the specific needs of individual states. In 2016, Governor Matt… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), vice chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee and chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee’s Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee, penned an op-ed in the Danville Advocate-Messenger about the work Congress has done to combat our nation’s opioid… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), chairman of the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, along with Congressman Todd Rokita (IN-06), chairman of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, led a hearing today on how the opioid crisis impacts communities. According to a recent study, the opioid public health… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) introduced the Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act (H.R. 4256). This bipartisan legislation would create a public health infrastructure to combat Alzheimer’s disease and preserve brain health.U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV),… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), vice chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health, and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) today applauded House passage of the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2017 (S. 652). Guthrie and Matsui, along with Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), introduced the Early… Read more »
