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On World Rabies Day, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) introduced comprehensive legislation to reduce the costs of rabies post-exposure treatment for uninsured individuals. The Affordable Rabies Treatment for Uninsured Act would establish a program to reimburse health care providers for furnishing post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) to uninsured individuals. Bera introduced the legislation after receiving a regimen of immunoglobulin and rabies shots following a fox bite on the U.S.
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation, today released the following statement after holding a Subcommittee hearing on the environmental, developmental, and security challenges in the Mekong sub-region. The sub-region comprises of five Southeast Asian nations that border the Mekong River: Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
ELK GROVE, CA – Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) today hosted his 7th Annual Brain Health Forum to provide Sacramento County residents with information on the latest in Alzheimer's research and what community resources are available to assist caregivers and persons living with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07), Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08), Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), Michael Burgess, M.D. (TX-26), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M. (OH-02), Bradley Schneider (IL-10), and Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (IA-02) are requesting feedback from health care providers, advocacy organizations, health economists, health finance experts, and others on actions Congress should take to stabilize the Medicare payment system, without dramatic increases in Medicare spending, while ensuring successful value-based care incentives are in place.
U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) today voted for a bipartisan legislative package that would increase funding for our nation's law enforcement and public safety programs, while making concrete investments in mental health and community violence intervention resources.
The Bera-supported legislative package that passed the U.S. House of Representatives today included H.R. 8542, Mental Health Justice Act of 2022, H.R. 4118, Break the Cycle of Violence Act, H.R. 5768, VICTIM Act of 2022, and H.R. 6448, Invest to Protect Act of 2022.
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation, today chaired a hearing on strengthening U.S. engagement in Central Asia. This is the first House Foreign Affairs hearing focused on the region since July 2018.
Representative Ami Bera (CA-07) today voted for the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorizes annual programming and spending for the Department of Defense and other U.S. national security programs. The NDAA passed the House of Representatives with strong bipartisan support and includes four key amendments authored by Representative Bera.
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) today voted for the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act, historic legislation to expand health care access for millions of veterans exposed to toxic substances during their time in service.