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June 10, 2020 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, and Seema Verma, Adminsitrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Spanberger, Castor Lead Push Urging HHS to Support Health Insurance Navigators, Help Americans Get Independent Assistance in Healthcare Marketplace Enrollment Amid COVID-19 Rep. Diana DeGette, ...
May 26, 2020 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Denounce HHS Proposal to Permit More Discrimination in Health Care, Weaken Protections Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
May 12, 2020 Cardin, Van Hollen, Democratic Senators Lead Effort to Ensure Maximum Financial Assistance for Those Enrolled in ACA Exchange Plans Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
May 4, 2020 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, and Seema Verma, Admin. for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Democrats and Republicans Urge the Trump Administration to Fund Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
April 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, and Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives - McBath, Freshman Lawmakers Lead Letter Urging Accessible and Affordable Prescription Drugs Be a Priority in Upcoming COVID-19 Legislation Rep. Jason Crow, ...
April 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services and Seema Verma, Administrator for the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services - Manchin, Capito Lead Bipartisan Call for Equal Telephone-Based Health Services Reimbursements Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
April 21, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader , Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Over 150 Members Urge Rejection of GOP Efforts to Repeal Protections for Vulnerable Families, Shove Them Off Medicaid Amid Pandemic Rep. Jason Crow, ...
April 17, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, and Kevin McCarthy - Baldwin, Colleagues Urge Congressional Leaders to Expand Health Care Coverage in Future Coronavirus Legislation Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
April 17, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, Charles Schumer, Minority Leader of the United States Senate, Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker, and Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the United States House of Respresentatives - Manchin Urges Congressional Leaders to Expand Healthcare Coverage in Future Coronavirus Emergency Funding Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
April 16, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Durbin, Senators Press For Robust Federal COBRA Subsidies In The Next COVID-19 Legislation Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
April 9, 2020 DeGette, others file Supreme Court brief in support of ACA's birth control coverage mandate Rep. Diana DeGette
April 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and Seeme Verma, Administrator for the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services - Capito Calls on CMS to Address medicare Program Interest Rates for Healthcare Providers on Frontlines of Coronavirus Pandemic Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
April 3, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Admin. of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Eshoo Leads Energy and Commerce Democrats in Calling for Extending Open Enrollment Periods for HealthCare.gov and Medicare Rep. Diana DeGette, ...
March 23, 2020 Doggett, Casey Author Bicameral Legislation to Ensure Special Enrollment Session for Marketplace Coverage During Public Health Emergencies like COVID-19 Rep. Diana DeGette, ...
March 20, 2020 Letter to President Donald Trump - In Midst of Covid-19 Pandemic, Baldwin, Colleagues, Call on President Trump to End Efforts to Sabotage the Affordable Care Act Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
March 10, 2020 Reps. Shalala and DeGette Introduce Lifesavings Legislation to make Coronavirus Tests Free for Most Americans Rep. Diana DeGette, ...
March 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Reps. Rouda, Green, Foxx, and Cisneros Lead Bipartisan Letter to Request Report on Lapses in Healthcare Benefits for National Guard and Reserve Personnel Rep. Jason Crow, ...
Feb. 25, 2020 Bennet Statement on Trump Administration's Budget Request for Coronavirus Response Sen. Michael Bennet
Feb. 18, 2020 Broomfield Endorses Rep. Neguse Bill to Ensure Health Insurance Coverage of Hearing Devices Rep. Joe Neguse, ...
Feb. 14, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Durbin, Duckworth Join Democratic Colleagues In Fighting To Protect People With Pre-Existing Conditions In FY21 Budget Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
Jan. 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Kennedy, Cooper Lead Rejection of Trump Medicaid Plan Rep. Jason Crow, ...
Jan. 29, 2020 Letter to President Donald Trump - Wyden, Merkley Demand Trump Publicly Commit To Protecting Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
Jan. 9, 2020 Congressman Neguse Applauds Governor Polis's State of the State Address Rep. Joe Neguse
Jan. 9, 2020 Bennet Welcomes Governor Polis' Efforts to Lower Health Care Costs, Improve Transparency in State of the State Address Sen. Michael Bennet
Jan. 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alez Azar, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services - Schakowsky Slams New Trump Rule To Impose Restrictions On Reproductive Health Care Rep. Joe Neguse, ...
Dec. 6, 2019 Congressman Jason Crow and State Rep. Janet Buckner Join Coloradans In Calling for Passage of Crucial Prescription Drug Bill Rep. Jason Crow, ...
Oct. 24, 2019 PBS "News Hours" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Michael Bennet Sen. Michael Bennet
Oct. 16, 2019 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee to Hold Hearing with CMS Administrator Seema Verma Rep. Diana DeGette, ...
Oct. 2, 2019 DeGette unveils new bipartisan legislation to cut skyrocketing cost of insulin Rep. Diana DeGette
Sept. 21, 2019 Modern Healthcare - Bennet Authors Op-Ed on Urgent Need to End Surprise Medical Bills Sen. Michael Bennet
Sept. 12, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Service, and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Grassley, Wyden, Bipartisan Senators Push HHS for Pharmacy DIR Reforms in Medicare Part D Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
Aug. 27, 2019 Congressman Neguse Introduces Legislation to Protect Colorado Consumers, Eliminate Surprise Billing in Air Ambulance Services Rep. Joe Neguse
Aug. 26, 2019 Congressman Neguse to Host Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in Colorado for Discussion on Affordable Health Care Rep. Joe Neguse
Aug. 21, 2019 Congressman Neguse Introduces Bill to Ensure Fairness in Social Security for Mountain-Area Residents Rep. Joe Neguse
Aug. 14, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Durbin, Duckworth Slam Trump Administration Proposal To Weaken Protections Against Discrimination In Health Care Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
Aug. 14, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azarl, Secretary for the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services - House Democrats denounce Trump's health care rights law rollback Rep. Diana DeGette, ...
July 31, 2019 Bennet Welcomes CMS Approval of Colorado Reinsurance Waiver Sen. Michael Bennet
July 31, 2019 CNN Democratic Party Presidential Debate Day 2 Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
July 30, 2019 CNN Democratic Party Presidential Debate Day 1 Sen. John Hickenlooper, ...
July 30, 2019 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Michael Bennet Sen. Michael Bennet
July 22, 2019 Tweet - "We need to get to universal health care & the way we do it is with Medicare-X. My plan gives you the freedom to choose your employer- or union-provided plan or a public plan. That's how we build on the ACA without taking away health care from 180 million Americans." Sen. Michael Bennet
July 18, 2019 Tweet - "The key question in this primary is whether we're going to have a bunch of Democrats follow Bernie off a cliff with Medicare for All & lose to Trump -- or we're going to run on a public option plan that will achieve universal health care & help us win back the White House." Sen. Michael Bennet
July 17, 2019 Tweet - "I see no reason why we need to take away health insurance from 180 million Americans to try to get to universal coverage. We need a plan that quickly gets every American covered and cuts costs. It's called Medicare-X, my public option plan." Sen. Michael Bennet
July 11, 2019 Letter to the Senate Finance Committee - Brown, Stabenow Lead Finance Dem Effort to Include Bold Drug Pricing Measures in Prescription Drug Bill Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
July 9, 2019 Bennet Statement on Oral Arguments in Lawsuit to Overturn the Affordable Care Act Sen. Michael Bennet
June 26, 2019 Bennet Provisions to Stop Surprise Medical Bills, Improve Health Care Transparency Pass Senate Committee Sen. Michael Bennet
June 5, 2019 PBS "News Hours" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Michael Bennet Sen. Michael Bennet
May 28, 2019 Carper, Bipartisan Senate Working Group Introduce Surprise Medical Billing Legislation Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
May 16, 2019 Bipartisan Senate Working Group Introduces Surprise Medical Billing Legislation Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
May 7, 2019 Letter to Sen. Roy Blunt, Chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Sub-Committee of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Sen. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Sub-Committee of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Murphy Leads Effort to Fund Critical Medicare Program Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
Date Title Politician
June 10, 2020 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, and Seema Verma, Adminsitrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Spanberger, Castor Lead Push Urging HHS to Support Health Insurance Navigators, Help Americans Get Independent Assistance in Healthcare Marketplace Enrollment Amid COVID-19 Rep.Diana DeGette, ...
May 26, 2020 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Denounce HHS Proposal to Permit More Discrimination in Health Care, Weaken Protections Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
May 12, 2020 Cardin, Van Hollen, Democratic Senators Lead Effort to Ensure Maximum Financial Assistance for Those Enrolled in ACA Exchange Plans Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
May 4, 2020 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, and Seema Verma, Admin. for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Democrats and Republicans Urge the Trump Administration to Fund Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
April 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, and Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives - McBath, Freshman Lawmakers Lead Letter Urging Accessible and Affordable Prescription Drugs Be a Priority in Upcoming COVID-19 Legislation Rep.Jason Crow, ...
April 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services and Seema Verma, Administrator for the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services - Manchin, Capito Lead Bipartisan Call for Equal Telephone-Based Health Services Reimbursements Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
April 21, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader , Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Over 150 Members Urge Rejection of GOP Efforts to Repeal Protections for Vulnerable Families, Shove Them Off Medicaid Amid Pandemic Rep.Jason Crow, ...
April 17, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, and Kevin McCarthy - Baldwin, Colleagues Urge Congressional Leaders to Expand Health Care Coverage in Future Coronavirus Legislation Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
April 17, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, Charles Schumer, Minority Leader of the United States Senate, Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker, and Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the United States House of Respresentatives - Manchin Urges Congressional Leaders to Expand Healthcare Coverage in Future Coronavirus Emergency Funding Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
April 16, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Durbin, Senators Press For Robust Federal COBRA Subsidies In The Next COVID-19 Legislation Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
April 9, 2020 DeGette, others file Supreme Court brief in support of ACA's birth control coverage mandate Rep.Diana DeGette
April 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and Seeme Verma, Administrator for the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services - Capito Calls on CMS to Address medicare Program Interest Rates for Healthcare Providers on Frontlines of Coronavirus Pandemic Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
April 3, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Admin. of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Eshoo Leads Energy and Commerce Democrats in Calling for Extending Open Enrollment Periods for HealthCare.gov and Medicare Rep.Diana DeGette, ...
March 23, 2020 Doggett, Casey Author Bicameral Legislation to Ensure Special Enrollment Session for Marketplace Coverage During Public Health Emergencies like COVID-19 Rep.Diana DeGette, ...
March 20, 2020 Letter to President Donald Trump - In Midst of Covid-19 Pandemic, Baldwin, Colleagues, Call on President Trump to End Efforts to Sabotage the Affordable Care Act Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
March 10, 2020 Reps. Shalala and DeGette Introduce Lifesavings Legislation to make Coronavirus Tests Free for Most Americans Rep.Diana DeGette, ...
March 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Reps. Rouda, Green, Foxx, and Cisneros Lead Bipartisan Letter to Request Report on Lapses in Healthcare Benefits for National Guard and Reserve Personnel Rep.Jason Crow, ...
Feb. 25, 2020 Bennet Statement on Trump Administration's Budget Request for Coronavirus Response Sen.Michael Bennet
Feb. 18, 2020 Broomfield Endorses Rep. Neguse Bill to Ensure Health Insurance Coverage of Hearing Devices Rep.Joe Neguse, ...
Feb. 14, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Durbin, Duckworth Join Democratic Colleagues In Fighting To Protect People With Pre-Existing Conditions In FY21 Budget Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
Jan. 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Kennedy, Cooper Lead Rejection of Trump Medicaid Plan Rep.Jason Crow, ...
Jan. 29, 2020 Letter to President Donald Trump - Wyden, Merkley Demand Trump Publicly Commit To Protecting Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
Jan. 9, 2020 Congressman Neguse Applauds Governor Polis's State of the State Address Rep.Joe Neguse
Jan. 9, 2020 Bennet Welcomes Governor Polis' Efforts to Lower Health Care Costs, Improve Transparency in State of the State Address Sen.Michael Bennet
Jan. 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alez Azar, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services - Schakowsky Slams New Trump Rule To Impose Restrictions On Reproductive Health Care Rep.Joe Neguse, ...
Dec. 6, 2019 Congressman Jason Crow and State Rep. Janet Buckner Join Coloradans In Calling for Passage of Crucial Prescription Drug Bill Rep.Jason Crow, ...
Oct. 24, 2019 PBS "News Hours" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Michael Bennet Sen.Michael Bennet
Oct. 16, 2019 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee to Hold Hearing with CMS Administrator Seema Verma Rep.Diana DeGette, ...
Oct. 2, 2019 DeGette unveils new bipartisan legislation to cut skyrocketing cost of insulin Rep.Diana DeGette
Sept. 21, 2019 Modern Healthcare - Bennet Authors Op-Ed on Urgent Need to End Surprise Medical Bills Sen.Michael Bennet
Sept. 12, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Service, and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Grassley, Wyden, Bipartisan Senators Push HHS for Pharmacy DIR Reforms in Medicare Part D Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
Aug. 27, 2019 Congressman Neguse Introduces Legislation to Protect Colorado Consumers, Eliminate Surprise Billing in Air Ambulance Services Rep.Joe Neguse
Aug. 26, 2019 Congressman Neguse to Host Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in Colorado for Discussion on Affordable Health Care Rep.Joe Neguse
Aug. 21, 2019 Congressman Neguse Introduces Bill to Ensure Fairness in Social Security for Mountain-Area Residents Rep.Joe Neguse
Aug. 14, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Durbin, Duckworth Slam Trump Administration Proposal To Weaken Protections Against Discrimination In Health Care Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
Aug. 14, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azarl, Secretary for the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services - House Democrats denounce Trump's health care rights law rollback Rep.Diana DeGette, ...
July 31, 2019 Bennet Welcomes CMS Approval of Colorado Reinsurance Waiver Sen.Michael Bennet
July 31, 2019 CNN Democratic Party Presidential Debate Day 2 Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
July 30, 2019 CNN Democratic Party Presidential Debate Day 1 Sen.John Hickenlooper, ...
July 30, 2019 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Michael Bennet Sen.Michael Bennet
July 22, 2019 Tweet - "We need to get to universal health care & the way we do it is with Medicare-X. My plan gives you the freedom to choose your employer- or union-provided plan or a public plan. That's how we build on the ACA without taking away health care from 180 million Americans." Sen.Michael Bennet
July 18, 2019 Tweet - "The key question in this primary is whether we're going to have a bunch of Democrats follow Bernie off a cliff with Medicare for All & lose to Trump -- or we're going to run on a public option plan that will achieve universal health care & help us win back the White House." Sen.Michael Bennet
July 17, 2019 Tweet - "I see no reason why we need to take away health insurance from 180 million Americans to try to get to universal coverage. We need a plan that quickly gets every American covered and cuts costs. It's called Medicare-X, my public option plan." Sen.Michael Bennet
July 11, 2019 Letter to the Senate Finance Committee - Brown, Stabenow Lead Finance Dem Effort to Include Bold Drug Pricing Measures in Prescription Drug Bill Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
July 9, 2019 Bennet Statement on Oral Arguments in Lawsuit to Overturn the Affordable Care Act Sen.Michael Bennet
June 26, 2019 Bennet Provisions to Stop Surprise Medical Bills, Improve Health Care Transparency Pass Senate Committee Sen.Michael Bennet
June 5, 2019 PBS "News Hours" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Michael Bennet Sen.Michael Bennet
May 28, 2019 Carper, Bipartisan Senate Working Group Introduce Surprise Medical Billing Legislation Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
May 16, 2019 Bipartisan Senate Working Group Introduces Surprise Medical Billing Legislation Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
May 7, 2019 Letter to Sen. Roy Blunt, Chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Sub-Committee of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Sen. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Sub-Committee of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Murphy Leads Effort to Fund Critical Medicare Program Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
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