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Washington, D.C. - Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), and Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) announce the release of a Government Accountability Office study on insurance coverage of infusion services for patients at home, an alternative that could potentially save money by allowing more infusion procedures to be done outside of costly hospital or nursing home settings. The new study from the GAO compared coverage of the treatments under traditional Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) and private health plans, including Medicare Advantage plans.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced starting June 10, Medicare will begin mailing out to tens of thousands of seniors $250 ‘donut hole’ checks. Under the recently enacted health reform law, seniors who fall in the donut hole coverage gap in 2010 will receive this one-time tax-free $250 rebate check. These checks will continue to be mailed monthly over the next several months as seniors enter the coverage gap.

Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (NJ-06) Wednesday sent the following letter to President Obama urging that the administration support Israel’s enforcement of a naval blockade on Gaza and condemn Turkey’s reaction and support of the organization behind the recent flotilla incident near the Gaza strip.

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. Friday released the following statement honoring our fallen soldiers and the service of those currently serving in the military.

“On this Memorial Day, let us remember those that have given the ultimate sacrifice during their service in the military. We honor their courageous, bold, and truly selfless actions that have granted us the basic set of freedoms we exercise on a daily basis. Not a day goes by that I am not grateful for the sacrifices of these service members.