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Carter, DeGette, Cammack, Kelly, Mackenzie, and Castor introduce bill to prevent maternal deaths and improve health outcomes for mothers

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), and Robin Kelly (D-IL) today introduced the Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025. This bill would assist states in preserving maternal health throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum, addressing disparities in maternal…

Carter, Clarke introduce bill to Help Lower Dental, Vision Care Costs and empower patients

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Yvette Clarke (D-NY) introduced the bipartisan Dental and Optometric Care Access (DOC Access) Act to help lower dental and vision care costs and put control of important health care decisions back into the hands of patients and their doctors. The legislation addresses the increased consolidation and vertical…

Carter, Estes introduce bill to promote oversight, accuracy of CBO health care scores

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Ron Estes (R-KS) today introduced the HEALTH Panel Act, a bill strengthening congressional oversight of, and statutory authority for, the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) Panel of Health Advisers. The bill will help improve the accuracy of CBO’s scores on bills related to health care by codifying the Panel of Health…

Carter, Buchanan introduce bill reinstating Trump-era policy that increases health care options for Americans

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Rick Allen (R-GA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), and Julia Letlow (R-LA) today introduced the Healthcare Freedom and Choice Act, a bill that reinstates a Trump-era policy which increases health care options and lowers costs for Americans, following the Biden Administration’s…

Carter statement on FTC report finding PBMs profited off chronically ill patients

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) released the following statement today after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unanimously voted to release a second interim staff report on pharmacy benefit managers’ (PBMs) egregious practices, finding that the top three PBMs marked up drugs for chronic disease patients by as much as 1,000 percent: “Pharmacy benefit managers are…

Carter bill providing emergency medical services to children signed into law

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter today celebrated the signing of his Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Reauthorization Act of 2024 into law, ensuring children receive appropriate health care during a medical emergency. The bill was co-led by Reps. Kathy Castor (D-FL), John Joyce (R-PA), and Kim Schrier (D-WA). Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) championed this…

Carter selected to chair Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today was selected by Energy and Commerce Committee Chair-Elect Brett Guthrie (R-KY) to serve as Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health for the 119th Congress. "As a pharmacist for more than forty years, I am thrilled to sit atop the Health Subcommittee for the 119th Congress…

PHOTO RELEASE: Carter delivers 1000 units of naloxone to local organizations

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BRUNSWICK – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) this week distributed a donation facilitated by Walgreens of 1,000 units of naloxone, an overdose reversal drug, to organizations in Georgia’s First Congressional District. More than 300 units each were delivered to the Ware State Prison, Anchored Wellness in Jesup, and Gateway Community Service Board in Brunswick. …

Carter statement on FTC suing PBMs over high insulin prices

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), a pharmacist by trade, issued the following statement after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today sued the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) – Optum Rx, Caremark, and Express Scripts – and their respective group purchasing organizations for spiking insulin prices, imperiling the health of over 8 million…

Carter celebrates E&C passage of bipartisan telehealth extension bill

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Energy and Commerce Committee today unanimously advanced the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024, led by Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Greg Steube (R-FL), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Joe Morelle (D-NY), and Debbie Dingell (D-MI), extending telehealth flexibilities for Medicare…