Health Care
Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that New Jersey hospitals will receive an additional $597 million from the Provider Relief Fund established in the bipartisan Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that he helped pass in the House of Representatives in March.
Last Friday, the Trump Administration filed a brief with the Supreme Court asking it to torpedo Obamacare, wipe out coverage for 23 million Americans, and strip protections from 130 million more with pre-existing conditions.
House Democrats led by two New Jersey lawmakers on Wednesday introduced legislation to expand the Affordable Care Act at the same time that President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to kill it.
Washington, D.C. – As Americans face both the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting severe economic downturn, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today unveiled The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act, a legislative package that will provide much needed relief by making health care and prescription drugs more affordable.
Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today applauded the extension of federal support for coronavirus testing at New Jersey pharmacies through August.
Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that safety net hospitals in New Jersey will receive over $280 million in relief funding to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
Washington, DC – One week after Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and other Congressional Committee leaders expressed concern about funding delays to Medicaid-dependent providers, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it will allocate $25 billion in the next round of coronavirus relief funding to safety net hospitals and providers who treat Medicaid patients.
Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today led members of the New Jersey Congressional delegation in calling on the Trump Administration to maintain and expand federal support for coronavirus testing at New Jersey pharmacies. A federal contract providing support for testing at New Jersey pharmacies is scheduled to end May 31. In a letter to U.S.
Washington, D.C. – Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr., of New Jersey delivered the Weekly Democratic Address. In this week's address, the Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee discussed the Trump Administration's continued coronavirus testing failures and the strong testing strategy in The Heroes Act.