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May 17, 2019
Senator Doug Jones, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Ensure Women Can Access Affordable Health Care During and After Pregnancy
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May 17, 2019
Cortez Masto Cosponsors Legislation to Ensure Pregnant Mothers Can Access Affordable Health Care During and After Pregnancy
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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
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May 1, 2019
Senators Introduce 'Choose Medicare Act' to Make Medicare Available to Everyone
Sen. Jeff Merkley
March 29, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Daniel Levinson, Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Bicameral Health Leaders Urge HHS OIG to Investigate Verma's Use of Millions in Taxpayer Funds on GOP Consultants
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Feb. 21, 2019
Letter to Secretary Azar - Trump Administration to Stop Allowing Harmful Medicaid Waivers
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Feb. 19, 2019
Letter to Ms. Seema Verma, CMS - Democratic Health Leaders Rip Trump Administration's Proposed Health Insurance Market Rules for Making Care More Expensive, Less Accessible
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Jan. 15, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Margaret Weichert, Acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management - Wyden Urges Feds to Clear Up Health Care Coverage Questions for Employees Furloughed in Trump Shutdown
Sen. Ron Wyden
Jan. 15, 2019
Wyden Urges Feds to Clear Up Health Care Coverage Questions for Employees Furloughed in Trump Shutdown
Sen. Ron Wyden
Jan. 14, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Steven T. Mnuchin and the Hon. Alex M. Azar II - Democratic Health Leaders Warn of the Threat of Premium Increases, Coverage Losses Due to Trump Shutdown
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Jan. 10, 2019
Wyden, Merkley Back Measure to Give Medicare Drug Negotiating Power
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Jan. 8, 2019
Bicameral Democratic Health Leaders Demand Answers on Trump Administration's Short-Term Insurance Plans
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Dec. 21, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Alex Azar, and Steven Mnuchin - Hassan Joins Colleagues to Call on Trump Administration to Stop Pushing Health Insurance Plans That Weaken Pre-Existing Condition Protections
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Dec. 20, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, the Hon. Seema Verma, and the Hon. Steven Mnuchin - Shaheen Calls on Trump Administration to Stop Pushing Health Insurance Plans That Weaken Pre-Existing Condition Protections
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Nov. 29, 2018
Wyden Statement on Trump Health Care Waivers
Sen. Ron Wyden
Sept. 20, 2018
Letter to Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of HHS - Senators Cardin, Stabenow and Paul Urge the Administration to Take Action to Improve Medicare Coverage of Oral and Dental Health
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Aug. 27, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Democratic Health Leaders Press Trump Administration on Recommendations from Report Criticizing Its Abysmal Health Care Enrollment Effort
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Aug. 22, 2018
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 10, 2018
Wyden Statement on Cuts to Navigator Funding That Further Sabotages Americans' Health Care
Sen. Ron Wyden
June 19, 2018
Wyden Statement on Final Association Health Plan Rule
Sen. Ron Wyden
May 31, 2018
Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Stop Raising Health Care Costs
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April 18, 2018
Senators Introduce 'Choose Medicare Act' to Make Medicare Available to Everyone
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
March 14, 2018
Letter to the Hon Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and the Hon Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions - Reed, Whitehouse Join Markey, Colleagues in Calling for Gun Violence Research Funding at CDC
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
March 8, 2018
Wyden Statement on CMS Letter to Idaho on Junk Insurance Plans
Sen. Ron Wyden
March 1, 2018
Letter to Mark T. Bertolini, CEO, Aetna Inc. - Demand Answers from Aetna Over Denied Health Claims
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Feb. 22, 2018
Letter to Dean Cameron, Director of Idaho's Department of Insurance - Democratic Health Leaders Demand Explanation on Idaho's Illegal Junk Plans
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Feb. 14, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Oppose Unlawful Medicaid Work Requirements
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Feb. 2, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Seeking Clarification on DOL Association Health Plans Proposal
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Jan. 19, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Eric D. Hargan, Acting Secretary and Deputy Secretary, HHS - Unprecedented, Harmful Medicaid Changes
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Jan. 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Eric Hargan, Acting Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Medicaid Waiver Authority
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Jan. 12, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Request GAO Review of Medicaid Waivers Following Work Requirement Announcement
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Jan. 11, 2018
Wyden Statement on CMS Announcement of Medicaid Waiver Changes
Sen. Ron Wyden
Jan. 4, 2018
Wyden Statement on Association Health Plan Proposed Rule
Sen. Ron Wyden
Dec. 21, 2017
Wyden Will Vote "No' on Spending Bill Without Solutions on CHIP and DACA, or Reforms to Warrantless Surveillance
Sen. Ron Wyden
Dec. 21, 2017
Merkley Statement On Cr
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Dec. 19, 2017
Letter to Christopher Stepuszek, Managing Principal, Apex Management Group - Junk Insurance Plans Putting Consumers at Risk
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Dec. 19, 2017
Letter to Ted Nickel, President, National Association of Insurance Commissioners - Junk Insurance Plans Putting Consumers at Risk
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Dec. 19, 2017
Letter to Edward Pettola, Owner, Xpress Healthcare - Junk Insurance Plans Putting Consumers at Risk
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Dec. 1, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, CMS Administrator - Raise Alarm on Medicaid Waivers That Would Hurt Seniors, Americans with Disabilities
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Nov. 15, 2017
Wyden Statement on New Senate Republican Tax Bill
Sen. Ron Wyden
Nov. 15, 2017
Wyden Statement on Inclusion of Individual Mandate Repeal in Tax Reform
Sen. Ron Wyden
Oct. 30, 2017
Letter to the Hon. R. Alexander Acosta, Department of Labor, the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Department of Treasury, and the Hon. Eric Hargan, Department of Health and Human Services - Executive Order Sabotaging Health Care Markets
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Oct. 13, 2017
Merkley Slams Trump Health Care Sabotage
Sen. Jeff Merkley
July 17, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, Senator Lamar Alexander, and Senator Orrin Hatch - Senate Dems Urge GOP Leaders to Use the Extra Time to Hold Public Hearings So Senators Can Hear Concerns Directly from the Key Stakeholders & Experts, like Medical and Patient Groups, Insurance Companies & More
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
May 24, 2017
Letter to President Trump - Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
May 4, 2017
Merkley Slams House Passage of TrumpCare
Sen. Jeff Merkley
March 29, 2017
As Health Care Debate Shifts, Senator Franken and Senate Colleagues Lead Milestone Effort to Bring Down Prescription Drug Prices
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
March 29, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Abandon ACA Repeal Efforts
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
March 24, 2017
Merkley: Following TrumpCare Failure, Republicans Should Abandon Plans to Destroy Health Care and Instead Work to Make Health Care More Affordable
Sen. Jeff Merkley
March 24, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - We're Not Going to Help You Erode Health Care Coverage
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Date
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Politician
May 17, 2019
Senator Doug Jones, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Ensure Women Can Access Affordable Health Care During and After Pregnancy
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
May 17, 2019
Cortez Masto Cosponsors Legislation to Ensure Pregnant Mothers Can Access Affordable Health Care During and After Pregnancy
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
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.Ron Wyden, ...
May 1, 2019
Senators Introduce 'Choose Medicare Act' to Make Medicare Available to Everyone
Sen.Jeff Merkley
March 29, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Daniel Levinson, Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Bicameral Health Leaders Urge HHS OIG to Investigate Verma's Use of Millions in Taxpayer Funds on GOP Consultants
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Feb. 21, 2019
Letter to Secretary Azar - Trump Administration to Stop Allowing Harmful Medicaid Waivers
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Feb. 19, 2019
Letter to Ms. Seema Verma, CMS - Democratic Health Leaders Rip Trump Administration's Proposed Health Insurance Market Rules for Making Care More Expensive, Less Accessible
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Jan. 15, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Margaret Weichert, Acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management - Wyden Urges Feds to Clear Up Health Care Coverage Questions for Employees Furloughed in Trump Shutdown
Sen.Ron Wyden
Jan. 15, 2019
Wyden Urges Feds to Clear Up Health Care Coverage Questions for Employees Furloughed in Trump Shutdown
Sen.Ron Wyden
Jan. 14, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Steven T. Mnuchin and the Hon. Alex M. Azar II - Democratic Health Leaders Warn of the Threat of Premium Increases, Coverage Losses Due to Trump Shutdown
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Jan. 10, 2019
Wyden, Merkley Back Measure to Give Medicare Drug Negotiating Power
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Jan. 8, 2019
Bicameral Democratic Health Leaders Demand Answers on Trump Administration's Short-Term Insurance Plans
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Dec. 21, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Alex Azar, and Steven Mnuchin - Hassan Joins Colleagues to Call on Trump Administration to Stop Pushing Health Insurance Plans That Weaken Pre-Existing Condition Protections
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Dec. 20, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, the Hon. Seema Verma, and the Hon. Steven Mnuchin - Shaheen Calls on Trump Administration to Stop Pushing Health Insurance Plans That Weaken Pre-Existing Condition Protections
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Nov. 29, 2018
Wyden Statement on Trump Health Care Waivers
Sen.Ron Wyden
Sept. 20, 2018
Letter to Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of HHS - Senators Cardin, Stabenow and Paul Urge the Administration to Take Action to Improve Medicare Coverage of Oral and Dental Health
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Aug. 27, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Democratic Health Leaders Press Trump Administration on Recommendations from Report Criticizing Its Abysmal Health Care Enrollment Effort
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Aug. 22, 2018
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 10, 2018
Wyden Statement on Cuts to Navigator Funding That Further Sabotages Americans' Health Care
Sen.Ron Wyden
June 19, 2018
Wyden Statement on Final Association Health Plan Rule
Sen.Ron Wyden
May 31, 2018
Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Stop Raising Health Care Costs
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
April 18, 2018
Senators Introduce 'Choose Medicare Act' to Make Medicare Available to Everyone
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
March 14, 2018
Letter to the Hon Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and the Hon Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions - Reed, Whitehouse Join Markey, Colleagues in Calling for Gun Violence Research Funding at CDC
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
March 8, 2018
Wyden Statement on CMS Letter to Idaho on Junk Insurance Plans
Sen.Ron Wyden
March 1, 2018
Letter to Mark T. Bertolini, CEO, Aetna Inc. - Demand Answers from Aetna Over Denied Health Claims
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Feb. 22, 2018
Letter to Dean Cameron, Director of Idaho's Department of Insurance - Democratic Health Leaders Demand Explanation on Idaho's Illegal Junk Plans
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Feb. 14, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Oppose Unlawful Medicaid Work Requirements
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Feb. 2, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Seeking Clarification on DOL Association Health Plans Proposal
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Jan. 19, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Eric D. Hargan, Acting Secretary and Deputy Secretary, HHS - Unprecedented, Harmful Medicaid Changes
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Jan. 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Eric Hargan, Acting Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Medicaid Waiver Authority
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Jan. 12, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Request GAO Review of Medicaid Waivers Following Work Requirement Announcement
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Jan. 11, 2018
Wyden Statement on CMS Announcement of Medicaid Waiver Changes
Sen.Ron Wyden
Jan. 4, 2018
Wyden Statement on Association Health Plan Proposed Rule
Sen.Ron Wyden
Dec. 21, 2017
Wyden Will Vote "No' on Spending Bill Without Solutions on CHIP and DACA, or Reforms to Warrantless Surveillance
Sen.Ron Wyden
Dec. 21, 2017
Merkley Statement On Cr
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Dec. 19, 2017
Letter to Christopher Stepuszek, Managing Principal, Apex Management Group - Junk Insurance Plans Putting Consumers at Risk
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Dec. 19, 2017
Letter to Ted Nickel, President, National Association of Insurance Commissioners - Junk Insurance Plans Putting Consumers at Risk
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Dec. 19, 2017
Letter to Edward Pettola, Owner, Xpress Healthcare - Junk Insurance Plans Putting Consumers at Risk
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Dec. 1, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, CMS Administrator - Raise Alarm on Medicaid Waivers That Would Hurt Seniors, Americans with Disabilities
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Nov. 15, 2017
Wyden Statement on New Senate Republican Tax Bill
Sen.Ron Wyden
Nov. 15, 2017
Wyden Statement on Inclusion of Individual Mandate Repeal in Tax Reform
Sen.Ron Wyden
Oct. 30, 2017
Letter to the Hon. R. Alexander Acosta, Department of Labor, the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Department of Treasury, and the Hon. Eric Hargan, Department of Health and Human Services - Executive Order Sabotaging Health Care Markets
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Oct. 13, 2017
Merkley Slams Trump Health Care Sabotage
Sen.Jeff Merkley
July 17, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, Senator Lamar Alexander, and Senator Orrin Hatch - Senate Dems Urge GOP Leaders to Use the Extra Time to Hold Public Hearings So Senators Can Hear Concerns Directly from the Key Stakeholders & Experts, like Medical and Patient Groups, Insurance Companies & More
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
May 24, 2017
Letter to President Trump - Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
May 4, 2017
Merkley Slams House Passage of TrumpCare
Sen.Jeff Merkley
March 29, 2017
As Health Care Debate Shifts, Senator Franken and Senate Colleagues Lead Milestone Effort to Bring Down Prescription Drug Prices
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
March 29, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Abandon ACA Repeal Efforts
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
March 24, 2017
Merkley: Following TrumpCare Failure, Republicans Should Abandon Plans to Destroy Health Care and Instead Work to Make Health Care More Affordable
Sen.Jeff Merkley
March 24, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - We're Not Going to Help You Erode Health Care Coverage
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
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