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Joseph R. Pitts is a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, serving Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district from 1997 to 2017. During his tenure, Pitts was known for his focus on healthcare, energy, and family issues, often advocating for conservative policies. He played a significant role in various legislative efforts, including those related to the Affordable Care Act and energy independence. Pitts was also involved with the Pennsylvania Family Institute, reflecting his commitment to family values and social issues.
ObamaCare's long-term care insurance program has been abandoned and repealed. Its preexisting conditions insurance program has been shut down. Its small business exchanges have been delayed--and on and on with this train wreck. Last week…
Medicaid should be structured in a way that provides benefits to individuals in the most efficient and effective way.
It is time not just to reform Medicaid. We actually need to reboot the entire system.
the expansion of the Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act is not only something that makes tremendous sense for the health of vulnerable populations across the country, but for State economies as well.
We have an obligation to ensure that the program provides quality health care to beneficiaries and has the flexibility to innovate to better serve this population.
In recent years, the medical research community has made great strides in treating cancer. However, not every form of cancer has shown the same progress. Some forms remain just as deadly as they were decades ago. Among the deadliest is…
Last week, on the front page of The Wall Street Journal, we read that the implementation of ObamaCare exchanges is falling behind schedule. According to the GAO, both State and Federal exchanges have major work to complete before the…
H.R. 1416 by Congresswoman Ellmers, which would terminate application of sequestration to certain physician-administered part B drugs.
H.R. 1428, by Dr. Burgess and Rep. Kind, which seeks to provide coverage for immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients.
I have sponsored H.R. 1416, which is the Cancer Patient Protection Act. This benefit to our seniors, our Medicare recipients, is essential.
I'd like to commend Members on both sides of the aisle for their work on the Part B drug benefit.
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