Health Care
The Inflation Reduction Act includes provisions that will lower kitchen table costs for families, advance clean energy production and manufacturing in the U.S., and help create millions of good-paying jobs while lowering carbon emissions. Below is an overview of some of the key provisions included in the bill.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT-02) and Rep. Tim Walberg's (R-MI-07) bill to improve federal workers' access to health care coverage, the Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act (H.R. 6087), was passed in the House of Representatives on a strong bipartisan basis. Reps. Courtney and Walberg introduced H.R.
Norwich, CT – Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement this afternoon after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a report on the reexamination of Medicare Part B premium payments. In January, Medicare Part B beneficiaries saw their monthly premiums rise by 14%—from $148.50 to $170.10 each month. This was the largest increase in the history of the program, and it was fueled by expected costs attributable to the drug Aduhelm, whose initial astronomical price has since been cut in half.