Recent Congressional Statements on Medicare

Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate issue press releases and other statements on multiple topics via their official websites. Represent regularly checks for new statements and posts links to them here. You can search the titles and text of the statements.

Recent Topics Impeachments

Date	Member	Party	State / District	Title
July 19, 2017	Vern Buchanan	R	Fla.-16	Buchanan Chairs Hearing to Fight Medicare Fraud
July 18, 2017	Kathy Castor	D	Fla.-14	Castor, Bilirakis Introduce Bill to Strengthen Medicare Fraud Penalties
July 13, 2017	Charles E. Grassley	R	Iowa	Medicare Opioids Report Underscores Need for Grassley-Blumenthal Expanded Sunshine Payments Bill
July 13, 2017	Richard E. Neal	D	Mass.-1	Neal Statement on 2017 Medicare and Social Security...
July 13, 2017	Suzan K. DelBene	D	Wash.-1	Protecting Medicare and Medicaid
July 13, 2017	Jan Schakowsky	D	Ill.-9	Schakowsky Statement on the Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports
June 20, 2017	Josh Gottheimer	D	N.J.-5	Gottheimer Discusses Health Care With Hundreds at Protect Medicare Event in Fair Lawn
May 18, 2017	Paul Tonko	D	N.Y.-20	Rep. Tonko Calls for Raising Mental Health Care Limits on Seniors through Medicare
July 12, 2017	Charles E. Grassley	R	Iowa	Grassley, Stabenow, Cotton, Udall, Heinrich, Brown, Introduce Bill to Increase Access to Podiatrists in Medicaid, Improved Care in Medicare
June 29, 2017	Terri Sewell	D	Ala.-7	Rep. Sewell Sponsors Bill to Improve Medicare Advantage for Chronically Ill Seniors
June 7, 2017	Brian Higgins	D	N.Y.-26	Higgins: Health Insurance Rate Increases Reinforce Need to Expand Medicare
May 22, 2017	Mark Warner	D	Va.	Warner, Grassley Introduce Bill to Improve Standards for Orthotics, Prosthetics in Medicare
May 30, 2017	Chris Van Hollen	D	Md.	Van Hollen Joins Effort to Restore Medicare Program Eliminated in Trump’s Budget
May 25, 2017	Donald W. Norcross	D	N.J.-1	NJ Delegation Calls for Local Hospitals to Get Fair Share from Medicare
May 30, 2017	Tammy Baldwin	D	Wis.	U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Fights to Restore Medicare Program to Help Seniors Eliminated in Trump’s Budget
May 30, 2017	Bernard Sanders	I	Vt.	High-Price Drugs Raise Costs for Seniors in Medicare Part D
May 26, 2017	Robert Menendez	D	N.J.	Menendez Joins Colleagues in Effort to Restore Medicare Program Eliminated in Trump's Budget
May 26, 2017	Angus King	I	Maine	King, Colleagues Call on Senate Committee to Restore Medicare Program Eliminated in President’s Budget Proposal
May 26, 2017	Christopher A. Coons	D	Del.	Senator Coons joins effort to restore Medicare program eliminated in Trump’s budget
May 26, 2017	Christopher S. Murphy	D	Conn.	MURPHY LEADS EFFORT TO RESTORE MEDICARE PROGRAM ELIMINATED IN TRUMPS BUDGET
May 25, 2017	Mike Thompson	D	Calif.-4	M. Thompson, G. Thompson Introduce Bipartisan Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act
May 25, 2017	Glenn Thompson	R	Pa.-15	Congressmen Introduce Bipartisan Medicare Orthotics & Prosthetics Improvement Act
May 25, 2017	Robert Menendez	D	N.J.	Menendez, Booker, MacArthur, Pascrell, LoBiondo Lead NJ Delegation in Calling for Local Hospitals to Get Fair Share from Medicare
May 22, 2017	Mark Warner	D	Va.	Warner, Grassley Introduce Bill to Improve Standards for Orthotics, Prosthetics in Medicare
May 22, 2017	Charles E. Grassley	R	Iowa	Grassley, Warner Introduce Bill to Improve Standards for Orthotics, Prosthetics in Medicare
May 19, 2017	Alma Adams	D	N.C.-12	Now is the time for Medicare for all Single-payer program saves money
May 18, 2017	Edward J. Markey	D	Mass.	Senators Markey and Wyden Applaud Inclusion of Innovative Home-based Primary Care Medicare Program in CHRONIC Care Package
May 18, 2017	Charles E. Grassley	R	Iowa	Grassley Welcomes Committee Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Improve Health of Medicare Beneficiaries with Chronic Conditions, Highlights Priorities Important to Iowa
May 3, 2017	Roger Wicker	R	Miss.	Miss. Senators Introduce Legislation to Expand Telehealth to Medicare Patients
May 3, 2017	Roger Wicker	R	Miss.	Miss. Senators Introduce Legislation to Expand Telehealth to Medicare Patients
May 5, 2017	Tammy Duckworth	D	Ill.	Duckworth and Durbin Announce Grant Funding to Support Quality Care for Medicare & Medicaid Beneficiaries in the Chicagoland Region
April 27, 2017	Debbie Stabenow	D	Mich.	Stabenow Introduces Bipartisan Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act to Protect Michigan Seniors Access to Ambulance Services
April 13, 2017	Jack Reed	D	R.I.	Reed Announces Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Selecting Care New England for Five-Year, $3.9 Million Cooperative Agreement
Feb. 2, 2017	Susan Collins	R	Maine	Sens. Collins, Cardin, Casey, and Heller Renew Call for an End to Caps on Therapy Services under Medicare
Oct. 30, 2016		D	Calif.-6	Email update: Medicare Open Enrollment
Jan. 18, 2017	Elizabeth Warren	D	Mass.	Senator Elizabeth Warren questions Tom Price about Medicare and Medicaid Cuts
Jan. 24, 2017	Robert Menendez	D	N.J.	VIDEO: Menendez Defends NJ Seniors on Medicare from Tom Price’s Voucher Scheme
Jan. 24, 2017	Robert Menendez	D	N.J.	Menendez Questions Price on Medicare Vouchers
Jan. 24, 2017	Patty Murray	D	Wash.	BUDGET: Sen. Murray Questions President Trumps Pick to Lead Budget Office About Upholding Protections for Women, Protecting Medicare and Medicaid
Jan. 23, 2017	Bob Casey	D	Pa.	Medicare Roundtable
Jan. 18, 2017	Tim Kaine	D	Va.	Kaine To Trump Nominee Tom Price: Affordable Care Act, Medicare, Medicaid, Chip & Planned Parenthood Are Pillars Of Health Care That Can’t Be Dismantled
Jan. 18, 2017	Jack Reed	D	R.I.	Reed Concerned About Medicare’s Future Under Trump Administration
Jan. 18, 2017	Debbie Stabenow	D	Mich.	SENATORS GRILL HHS NOMINEE TOM PRICE ON RAISING MEDICARE ELIGIBILITY AGE
Jan. 9, 2017	Debbie Stabenow	D	Mich.	Stabenow, Hirono, Donnelly introduce amendment to protect Medicare and Medicaid
Jan. 18, 2017	Tammy Baldwin	D	Wis.	Baldwin Questions Price on Medicare Drug Price Negotiations
Jan. 18, 2017	Sherrod Brown	D	Ohio	Senators Grill HHS Nominee Tom Price on Raising Medicare Eligibility Age
Jan. 13, 2017	Mark Pocan	D	Wis.-2	Congressional Progressive Caucus: House GOP Vote Twice Within 24 Hours to Allow Cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security
Jan. 11, 2017	Mark Pocan	D	Wis.-2	Congressional Progressive Caucus: Will House Republicans Break Trump's Promise to Protect Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security?
Jan. 13, 2017	Susan Collins	R	Maine	Medicare Will Now Provide Coverage for Certain Continuous Glucose Monitors
Jan. 12, 2017	Brendan Boyle	D	Pa.-2	Op-Ed: My Promise To Fight For Social Security and Medicare

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