Health and Fitness
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Veasey (TX-33) and nine of his House Democratic colleagues recently sent a letter to President Joe Biden and Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra requesting they consider implementing a special enrollment period for those directly affected by the elimination of the continuous coverage requirement authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
WASHINGTON - Representatives Marc Veasey (TX-33) and Tom Emmer (MN-06) recently introduced the High School Sports Injury Reporting Act. The bipartisan piece of legislation will direct the Director of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention to submit a report to Congress on the feasibility of reporting data relating to injuries in high school sports to improve the safety of student athletes.
WASHINGTON – Following the ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) released the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Veasey (TX-33) voted for landmark legislation to deliver lower insulin costs for Texas families. By capping out-of-pocket expenses, the Affordable Insulin Now Act will ensure that Texans pay no more than $35 for a monthly supply of insulin.
Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33), member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement reacting to the Biden Administration rescinding a ten-year Medicaid 1115 waiver extension that the Trump Administration had rushed through earlier in January:
Earlier this week, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) sent a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) asking for more information about the rollout of federally operated mobile COVID-19 vaccination units and urged the expansion of mobile vaccination units in North Texas. The state of Texas currently ranks 45th nationally in terms of the overall percentage of its population fully vaccinated and continues to show up in the lower half of some national rankings that have measured states' progress toward reaching herd immunity against the coronavirus.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Marc Veasey (TX-33), Angie Craig (MN-02) Gwen Moore, (WI-04), and Joe Morelle (NY-25) introduced legislation that would use savings from Medicare prescription drug negotiations to lower Medicare Part D costs for low-income seniors.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Marc Veasey (TX-33) and Veronica Escobar (TX-16) led the Texas Democratic Congressional Delegation in sending a letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott calling for the reversal of his decision to exclude Planned Parenthood providers from the Medicaid program as the state faces the COVID-19 public health crisis.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Marc Veasey of the Energy and Commerce Committee, reintroduced the Incentivizing Medicaid Expansion Act to extend Medicaid coverage availability in the twelve states that have yet to accept Medicaid Expansion under the Affordable Care Act. Amid an unprecedented pandemic, millions of individuals in certain states are left without any healthcare coverage. Today's legislation would help close this gap and ensure Americans have access to life-saving health care coverage.