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WASHINGTON, D.C. — During a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing with major health insurance CEOs, CongresswomanDiana Harshbarger, Vice Chair of the Subcommittee, pressed industry leaders on how excessive consolidation and vertical integration are driving higher costs and fewer choices for patients.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-01) and Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) re-introduced the Immediate Access for the Terminally Ill Act in the House and Senate respectively, which would remove the burdensome waiting period for terminally ill patients' access to their Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program benefits.
Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger, R-Tenn., this week highlighted bipartisan legislation to strengthen Medicare’s home infusion benefit and expand access to care for rural patients during a House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) today highlighted bipartisan legislation to strengthen Medicare’s home infusion benefit and expand access to care for rural patients during a House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) joined Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Mehmet Oz, and other senior HHS officials for a press conference announcing new federal actions to protect children from chemical and surgical sex-rejecting medical procedures and to ensure taxpayer dollars are no longer used to fund them.
Reps. Diana Harshbarger (TN-District 1), Randy Weber (TX-District 14), and Scott Perry (PA-District 10) have introduced a bill that would require automakers to provide vehicle owners with access and control of their vehicle data.
A bipartisan bill recently reintroduced in congress could reshape pharmacy reimbursements across the nation.
The legislation is filed around PBMs or Pharmacy Benefit Managers - these are the middlemen within the prescription drug supply chain. PBMs essentially negotiate pricing with drug manufacturers and secure reimbursements for pharmacies.
Lawmakers and healthcare leaders say, for years, these PBMs have been driving up drug costs and gouging community pharmacists.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) today applauded passage of the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, a major Republican-led effort to lower premiums, expand choice, and address the structural failures that have caused the health care marketplace to deteriorate.
The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) welcomed the introduction of the ADAS Functionality & Integrity Act (H.B. 6688) in the U.S. House, led by Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tenn., with co-sponsors Rep. Gabe Vasquez, D-N.M., Rep. Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., and Rep. Norma Torres, D-Calif. The bill would require federal guidelines that support proper calibration of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) when vehicles are modified.