As a doctor, I know firsthand how important it is for all Americans to have access to affordable health care. That’s why I was so excited to see that a record-breaking 21.3 million people, including nearly 1.8 million Californians, signed up for a 2024 health plan through Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces like Covered California — over 9 million more than when President Joe Biden… Read more »
Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA-06) and Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN-08) penned a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra on March 6, 2024, regarding the recent cyberattack on Change Healthcare. The substance of their request—that the agency work to protect all types of providers affected by the cyberattack, with a particular focus on… Read more »
Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) announced that his guest to President Biden’s State of the Union address next Thursday, March 7th will be his constituent, Dr. Jonathan Porteus.
Dr. Porteus is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and the CEO of WellSpace Health, a non-profit community health center providing quality medical care, dental care for children and adolescents, mental… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Mike Kelly (PA-16), and Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08), and Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (KS), Sherrod Brown (OH), John Thune (SD), and Kyrsten Sinema (AZ) issued the following statement on CMS’ long-awaited prior authorization regulations:
“Today’s action by CMS is a major win for seniors and their… Read more »
Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) and Mike Kelly (R-PA) today introduced the Data for Pediatric Brain Cancer Act of 2023, bipartisan legislation to strengthen the collection and use of real-world data to support pediatric cancer research, and to improve treatments for children facing this devastating disease.
“As a physician, I am proud to introduce the Data for Pediatric Brain… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) and Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN) responded to the final Physician Fee Schedule Rule, which reflects a 3.4% cut to the conversion factor used for calculating physician reimbursement. Congress passed the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) with the intent of moving toward a system… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) today released the following statement after re-introducing the Affordable Rabies Treatment for All Act of 2023. Read more »
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Rep. Ami Bera (D-Calif.) isn't giving up on his push to turn his brush with a rabid Capitol fox in April 2022 into positive public policy change.
His bill, which he reintroduced after a first attempt last year, would create a reimbursement program for providers who treat uninsured individuals for rabies and enable grants for local health department to stockpile treatments for the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (R-IA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), and Brad Schneider (D-IL) today led over 90 Members of Congress in a bipartisan letter to Speaker McCarthy and Leader Jeffries emphasizing the urgent need to establish a stable Medicare payment system that appropriately pays… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) today released the following statement after the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted unanimously to send his bipartisan bill, the End TB Now Act of 2023, to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives for a full vote. Read more »
