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Lawmakers put tough questions to UnitedHealth Group CEO Stephen Hemsley on Jan. 21, challenging the executive on his pay and demanding answers on whether the Eden Prairie-based company drives up costs through its massive size while subjecting patients to wrongful claims denials.
WASHINGTON (WJHL) — Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger has reintroduced legislation to help those w
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tenn., re-introduced a bill Thursday to remove the waiting period for terminally ill patients’ access to Social Security program benefits, according to a press release.
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.
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.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representatives Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Norma Torres (D-CA), and Gabe Vasquez (D-NM) introduced the Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) Functionality and Integrity Act, bipartisan legislation to ensure Americans can safely modify their vehicles without compromising critical safety systems.