Health Care
WASHINGTON, DC—Last night, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) and the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the FY 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2471) a bipartisan omnibus package that would keep America open for business through the duration of the fiscal year. The FY 2022 Omnibus includes critical new support for Ukraine, a historic amount of U.S. Navy shipbuilding and submarine construction, new support for the U.S. Coast Guard Museum, and increased funding for eastern Connecticut priorities like special education, workforce development, conservation, and more.
Nearly 64 million Americans rely on Medicare for their health care coverage, the majority of whom pay monthly Part B premiums to access potentially lifesaving medications through the nation's largest health care provider.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) penned a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra in support of the Department's decision to re-evaluate the previously announced, historically high Medicare Part B premium hike—a hike brought on by the skyrocketing price of a new Alzheimer's drug, Aduhelm, initially priced at $56,000 per year by its manufacturer.
WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior member of the House Education and Labor Committee, shared that new federal law banning many types of out-of-network medical bills, known as "surprise billing", officially went into effect on Monday, January 3rd, 2022. The new ban outlaws certain specific forms of surprise medical billing—including air ambulances, emergency care in hospital Emergency Rooms or urgent care centers, and "drive-by doctoring—and comes as a result of legislation written and authorized by Rep.
