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April 23, 2020 Tweet - "To date, more than 26M Americans have lost their jobs because of #COVID19. Experts estimate that more than 10M have lost their employer health plans as well. Congress must act to address this impending crisis. COBRA subsidies must be included in the next #COVID19 relief package." Sen. Dick Durbin
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. Robin Kelly, ...
April 21, 2020 Tweet - "Affordable, quality health insurance for every American has never been more important than during this #COVID19 pandemic. Proud to join @SenDuckworth in this effort to re-open the ACA marketplace & help the American people get the care they need to get through this crisis." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 20, 2020 Tweet - "Millions of Americans are at risk of losing their jobs & their employer-sponsored health insurance because of #COVID19. The federal gov't must include COBRA funding in the next #COVID19 relief package to help these Americans keep their health insurance." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 20, 2020 Durbin Discusses COBRA Assistance And DACA With American Federation Of Teachers President Randi Weingarten Sen. Dick Durbin
April 20, 2020 Tweet - "Good to have the chance to speak with @AFTunion President @rweingarten today to discuss my efforts to include funding in the next #COVID19 relief package that would allow tens of millions of newly unemployed Americans to remain on their employers' health plans through COBRA." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 19, 2020 Tweet - "For weeks, I have been warning that recent job losses from #COVID19 would throw millions off their employer health plans. I am fighting to ensure that the federal government steps up & covers the costs of keeping folks on their employer health plans, even if they are laid off. " Sen. Dick Durbin
April 19, 2020 Tweet - "Half of #COVID19 deaths at one major Chicago hospital were uninsured patients. We must learn from this lesson. No excuses. We must expand coverage of affordable, quality health insurance for all Americans. Now." Sen. Dick Durbin
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. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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. Dick Durbin, ...
April 17, 2020 Tweet - "More than 1/3 recently unemployed Americans are in danger of losing their employer health plan, or face an avg. family monthly premium of $1,700. The $600/week boost in unemployment benefits all but disappears for these folks. It's time for the federal govt to cover COBRA costs." Sen. Dick Durbin
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. Dick Durbin, ...
April 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Wenstrup Leads Bipartisan Effort to Increase Flexibility for Providers Utilizing Medicare Advanced Payments Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
April 8, 2020 Tweet - "It is unacceptable that many Americans are left uninsured in the midst of a global health pandemic. Joining @SenateDems in urging @HHSGov to immediately reopen ACA's marketplace & allow uninsured Americans get the health coverage they need to protect themselves & their families." Sen. Dick Durbin
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. Dick Durbin, ...
April 7, 2020 Letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar - Murphy, Baldwin, Senate Dems to Hhs: Reopen the Aca Marketplace, Allow More Americans to Get Health Insurance During Covid-19 Pandemic Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 7, 2020 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Senate Dems to HHS: Reopen the ACA Marketplace, Allow more Americans to Get Health Insurance During Covid-19 Pandemic Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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. Robin Kelly, ...
March 24, 2020 Letter to Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Wyden, Merkley Raise Concerns About Harmful Medicaid Regulation Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 23, 2020 Tweet - "Quality, affordable health insurance for every American has never seemed as important as it does right now. And yet today, as the Affordable Care Act turns 10 years old, Republicans continue to fight in court to dismantle the ACA & kick 20 million Americans off their insurance." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 21, 2020 Tweet - "The American people should never have to worry that their president will pull their health insurance out from under them, but they especially shouldn't have that fear during a public health pandemic." Sen. Dick Durbin
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. Dick Durbin, ...
March 20, 2020 Letter to Health Insurance Executive - Duckworth, Durbin to Major Health Insurers: Fully Cover Testing, Treatment for Covid-19 at No Additional Cost to Patients Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 19, 2020 Letter to Gregory Adams, Chairman and Ceo, Kaiser Permanente; Karen Lynch, President, Aetna, and Evp, Cvs; Gail K. Boudreaux, President & Ceo, Anthem; Bruce D. Broussard, President and Ceo, Humana; David Cordani, President and Ceo, Cigna Corporation; Scott P. Serota, President and Ceo, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association' David S. Wichmann, Ceo, United Health Group - Murphy, Senate Democrats to Major Health Insurers: Fully Cover Testing, Treatment for Covid-19 without Cost Sharing Requirements - Murphy, Senate Democrats to Major Health Insurers: Fully Cover Testing, Treatment for Covid-19 without Cost Sharing Requirements Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 19, 2020 Van Hollen, Murphy, Senate Democrats to Major Health Insurers: Fully Cover Testing, Treatment for COVID-19 Without Cost-Sharing Requirements Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Date Title Politician
April 23, 2020 Tweet - "To date, more than 26M Americans have lost their jobs because of #COVID19. Experts estimate that more than 10M have lost their employer health plans as well. Congress must act to address this impending crisis. COBRA subsidies must be included in the next #COVID19 relief package." Sen.Dick Durbin
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.Robin Kelly, ...
April 21, 2020 Tweet - "Affordable, quality health insurance for every American has never been more important than during this #COVID19 pandemic. Proud to join @SenDuckworth in this effort to re-open the ACA marketplace & help the American people get the care they need to get through this crisis." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 20, 2020 Tweet - "Millions of Americans are at risk of losing their jobs & their employer-sponsored health insurance because of #COVID19. The federal gov't must include COBRA funding in the next #COVID19 relief package to help these Americans keep their health insurance." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 20, 2020 Durbin Discusses COBRA Assistance And DACA With American Federation Of Teachers President Randi Weingarten Sen.Dick Durbin
April 20, 2020 Tweet - "Good to have the chance to speak with @AFTunion President @rweingarten today to discuss my efforts to include funding in the next #COVID19 relief package that would allow tens of millions of newly unemployed Americans to remain on their employers' health plans through COBRA." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 19, 2020 Tweet - "For weeks, I have been warning that recent job losses from #COVID19 would throw millions off their employer health plans. I am fighting to ensure that the federal government steps up & covers the costs of keeping folks on their employer health plans, even if they are laid off. " Sen.Dick Durbin
April 19, 2020 Tweet - "Half of #COVID19 deaths at one major Chicago hospital were uninsured patients. We must learn from this lesson. No excuses. We must expand coverage of affordable, quality health insurance for all Americans. Now." Sen.Dick Durbin
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.Ladda Duckworth, ...
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.Dick Durbin, ...
April 17, 2020 Tweet - "More than 1/3 recently unemployed Americans are in danger of losing their employer health plan, or face an avg. family monthly premium of $1,700. The $600/week boost in unemployment benefits all but disappears for these folks. It's time for the federal govt to cover COBRA costs." Sen.Dick Durbin
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.Dick Durbin, ...
April 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Wenstrup Leads Bipartisan Effort to Increase Flexibility for Providers Utilizing Medicare Advanced Payments Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
April 8, 2020 Tweet - "It is unacceptable that many Americans are left uninsured in the midst of a global health pandemic. Joining @SenateDems in urging @HHSGov to immediately reopen ACA's marketplace & allow uninsured Americans get the health coverage they need to protect themselves & their families." Sen.Dick Durbin
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.Dick Durbin, ...
April 7, 2020 Letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar - Murphy, Baldwin, Senate Dems to Hhs: Reopen the Aca Marketplace, Allow More Americans to Get Health Insurance During Covid-19 Pandemic Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 7, 2020 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Senate Dems to HHS: Reopen the ACA Marketplace, Allow more Americans to Get Health Insurance During Covid-19 Pandemic Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
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.Robin Kelly, ...
March 24, 2020 Letter to Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Wyden, Merkley Raise Concerns About Harmful Medicaid Regulation Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 23, 2020 Tweet - "Quality, affordable health insurance for every American has never seemed as important as it does right now. And yet today, as the Affordable Care Act turns 10 years old, Republicans continue to fight in court to dismantle the ACA & kick 20 million Americans off their insurance." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 21, 2020 Tweet - "The American people should never have to worry that their president will pull their health insurance out from under them, but they especially shouldn't have that fear during a public health pandemic." Sen.Dick Durbin
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.Dick Durbin, ...
March 20, 2020 Letter to Health Insurance Executive - Duckworth, Durbin to Major Health Insurers: Fully Cover Testing, Treatment for Covid-19 at No Additional Cost to Patients Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 19, 2020 Letter to Gregory Adams, Chairman and Ceo, Kaiser Permanente; Karen Lynch, President, Aetna, and Evp, Cvs; Gail K. Boudreaux, President & Ceo, Anthem; Bruce D. Broussard, President and Ceo, Humana; David Cordani, President and Ceo, Cigna Corporation; Scott P. Serota, President and Ceo, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association' David S. Wichmann, Ceo, United Health Group - Murphy, Senate Democrats to Major Health Insurers: Fully Cover Testing, Treatment for Covid-19 without Cost Sharing Requirements - Murphy, Senate Democrats to Major Health Insurers: Fully Cover Testing, Treatment for Covid-19 without Cost Sharing Requirements Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 19, 2020 Van Hollen, Murphy, Senate Democrats to Major Health Insurers: Fully Cover Testing, Treatment for COVID-19 Without Cost-Sharing Requirements Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
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