WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), who serves as the Chair of the Health Subcommittee on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, joined by Rep. Buddy Carter (GA-01), led a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure urging CMS to withdraw a recently proposed rule related to the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. More… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), who serves as the Chair of the Health Subcommittee on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, introduced The National Coverage Determination Transparency Act, which will increase transparency for the National Coverage Determination process at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
“One of my top priorities as Chairman of… Read more »
Washington, D.C.- Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), who serves as the Chair of the Health Subcommittee on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, introduced the Deplatform Drug Dealers Act, which will amend Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 to remove liability protections for online platforms relating to illegal sales of controlled substances on their sites.
“As deadly… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) offered the following statement after the House passed H.R. 2544, the Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act, unanimously:
“Today, the People’s House voted to give hope to patients in need of a lifesaving… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. –House Energy and Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee Chairman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) introduced the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act. This historic legislation would continue providing substance use and opioid use disorder treatment and recovery services to millions… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) released the following statement after voting for H.R. 467, HALT Fentanyl Act, on the House floor.
“Inaction on fentanyl is not an option. For Americans 18 to 49 years old, analysis shows this poison is the top cause of death, and fentanyl also tragically takes the lives of kids too soon.
“Many fentanyl-related substances, which can… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (KY-02) released the following statement praising the passage of the Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act through the full Energy and Commerce Committee.
“The Medicaid VBPs for Patients Act would help get life-saving treatments to the most vulnerable patients across the country. With the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (KY-02) and Subcommittee on Health Ranking Member Anna G. Eshoo (CA-16) released the following statement applauding the passage of the Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act in a Health Subcommittee markup.
“With the passage of the MVP Act at Health Subcommittee markup today, our bill to help… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (KY-02) and Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) released the following statement as the Biden administration lifts the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency:
“The Biden administration is finally acting on what the President unequivocally stated more than 6 months… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), who is the Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health, led the reintroduction of the Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act with Subcommittee on Health Ranking Member Anna G. Eshoo (CA-16) and U.S. Representatives John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01).
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