Health Care
WASHINGTON DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Senior Democrat on the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health, today released the following statement after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it will consider elevating the Office of Generic Drugs (OGD) to a “super office,” putting it on equal footing with the Office of New Drugs:
LONG BRANCH, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Senior Democrat on the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health and a primary author of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), today announced Medicare beneficiaries in New Jersey have saved $198,051,968 on their prescription drugs since 2010, and $64,480,926 since January 2012, an average of $829 per patient so far this year. The savings are made possible by the Affordable Care Act, which provides discounts on prescription drugs to seniors who fall in the Medicare Part D ‘donut hole.’
WASHINGTON, D.C—Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Senior Democrat on the Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee, today released a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report examining unsafe injection practices. Due to what appeared to be a significant rise in healthcare transmission of hepatitis, Congressman Pallone requested the GAO report in September 2011 to help Congress identify gaps in current healthcare practices and improve patient safety while reducing associated costs.
LONG BRANCH, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Senior Democrat on the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee, today visited the Long Branch Senior Center to mark Medicare’s 47th anniversary. Medicare was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on July 30, 1965 in Independence, Missouri. Thanks to Medicare, virtually all Americans 65 and older have health care coverage and Medicare has increased both seniors’ health and economic security.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement today upon the House GOP’s 31st attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA):
“Today, the Republican House leadership engaged in a confounding waste of time, again. For the 31st time since they took the Majority in the House, Republicans spent Congressional time and resources to vote to repeal the ACA and in the process, they squandered away another day to do the work Americans so desperately need and pass legislation to create jobs.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Senior Democrat on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee and a primary author of Affordable Care Act released the following statement upon the U.S. Supreme Court ruling to uphold the landmark law:
“Today is a great day for the American people. The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act (ACA) reaffirms our nation’s commitment to make sure that all Americans have access to quality affordable health care and health insurance.