The ACLA claims that once a manufacturer gets a test approved, it never improves it because of fear of needing new approval.
Frank Pallone
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Frank Joseph Pallone is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 6th congressional district since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, Pallone has been a prominent advocate for health care reform, environmental protection, and consumer rights. He has played a key role in shaping legislation related to public health and climate change, often speaking out against policies he views as detrimental to these areas.
Presumably, all sides would agree that there should be enough oversight of tests to ensure that they are accurate and clinically relevant, but the oversight should not be so burdensome as to prevent or unnecessarily delay the development…
New technologies and advances in medicine can improve the quality of life for millions of Americans, but the use of these advances can also pose serious risks to individual patients if they are not clinically accurate.
The TELE-MED Act improves seniors' access to care by permitting Medicare providers to treat patients electronically across state lines.
At this time, I yield as much time as he may consume to the gentleman from Vermont (Mr. Welch).
Mr. Pallone. Oh, why don't you just--we will reserve our objection until we see it.
Today's hearing is nothing more than another episode in a series of Republican attacks on the Affordable Care Act.
the Congressional Budget Office and the experience of Part D show just how silly the claims are.
I think this Republican bailout argument is just flat wrong, and it is a waste of this committee's time.
I do want to object to the fact that we are proceeding to mark up that bill in full committee without regular order.
If Republicans had their way, we would go back to the days when insurance companies could drop someone for a preexisting condition.





