WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), Shomari C. Figures (D-AL), Michael Rulli (R-OH), and Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA) today introduced the Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025, a bill extending critical programs that increase access to health care services in rural communities.
Rural residents often encounter barriers to accessing health care,… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, delivered the following opening statement at today’s hearing titled Examining the FDA’s Regulation of Over-the-Counter Monograph Drugs.
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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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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.
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