Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today introduced the Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act to provide 12-months of continuous coverage for individuals receiving health care through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Currently, millions of Medicaid and… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today held a roundtable with Michigan Medicine to discuss the impacts of and potential solutions to the cancer drug shortage affecting patients and health systems across the country. The discussion included participants from Michigan Medicine’s Rogel Cancer Center, Department of Pharmacy Services, and Center… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today sent a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Mandy Cohen expressing concerns about a recent outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) linked to the implantation of contaminated bone graft material, including one case in Michigan that resulted in a… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), co-chairs of the Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus, introduced a bipartisan resolution commemorating the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act on the 33rd anniversary of its signing into law. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced a companion resolution in the Senate.
“For 33 years, the Americans with… Read more »
Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and David Joyce (R-OH) introduced the bipartisan Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) Reauthorization Act to extend funding through fiscal year (FY) 2028 for SIREN Act grants to rural fire and EMS agencies nationwide. The funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) goes toward supporting rural EMS… Read more »
Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), co-chairs of the Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus, today sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure urging CMS to open a National Coverage Determination to expand its coverage for power wheelchairs to include standing systems, which allow users to transition… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06), along with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Peter Welch (D-VT) today introduced the End Price Gouging for Medications Act. The high cost of drugs forces many Americans to face an impossible choice between managing their health or putting food on the table. This bicameral bill would ensure that Americans would not be paying more for prescription drugs… Read more »
Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), and Terri Sewell (D-AL), along with U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Tim Scott (R-SC) today reintroduced legislation that will ensure patients maintain access to home infusion therapy. The Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act protects access to Medicare’s home infusion benefit by making… Read more »
Today, Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), co-chair of the Congressional Cancer Prevention Caucus, Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), and Colin Allred (D-TX) introduced bipartisan legislation to make breast cancer diagnostic tests more affordable and accessible to women by eliminating copays and additional out-of-pocket expenses. The Access to Breast… Read more »
Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) today led 42 of their House colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra urging the department to convene a task force to address the growing public health crisis of emergency department (ED) patient boarding. Boarding takes place when a patient cannot… Read more »
