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Health Care

America leads the world in healthcare innovation and providing patients the highest quality of care. Unfortunately, since the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), we have seen higher premiums, larger deductibles, and fewer choices for patients. While many have greater access to insurance through the health exchanges, this coverage does not truly equal care.  Americans deserve a path forward that makes the highest quality healthcare affordable to all Americans.  This includes making prescription drugs more affordable, covering those with pre-existing conditions, giving families greater choice and flexibility in purchasing coverage that best fits their need, and supporting research and development of treatments and cures.

I have compiled the following list of legislative actions I’ve taken to streamline our healthcare system:

  • Chair of the House Lung Cancer Caucus, Chair of the House Crohn’s and Colitis Caucus, member of the Rare Disease Caucus, and member of the Congressional Alzheimer’s Caucus
  • Supported H.R. 19, the Lower Costs, More Cures Act, a bipartisan proposal to lower prescription drug costs that caps seniors’ out-of-pocket drug costs, lowers the cost of insulin, encourages innovation in developing new cures and treatments, and gives patients greater transparency of their treatment options.
  • Worked to guarantee coverage for individuals with pre-existing conditions, even if the Affordable Care Act is overturned in the courts, by cosponsoring H.R. 4159, the Ensuring Coverage for Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions Act, and H.R. 692, the Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2019.
  • Advocated for H.R. 1034, the Phair Pricing Act, to increase prescription drug price transparency at the point-of-sale.
  • Cosponsored H.R. 2279, the Safe Step Act, which gives doctors and patients greater choice when prescribing medications.
  • Fought to increase funding for research and development of treatments and cures for Alzheimer’s and dementia.
  • Worked to improve access to new therapies for neurodegenerative diseases like ALS through H.R. 7071, the Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act.
  • Cosponsored H.R. 2222, a bipartisan bill to expand awareness, education, and research on the disparate impact of lung cancer on women.
  • Supported H.R.4439, the Creating Hope Reauthorization Act, to expedite FDA approval of treatments for rare pediatric diseases, which recently passed the House with bipartisan support.