Health Care

Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Ga-01) discussed opioid addiction and prescription drug abuse on C-SPAN's Washington Journal as a member of the House-Senate Conference Committee to resolve differences over the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act.  During the segment, Carter answered questions from live… Read more »

Today, Representatives Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) and Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) introduced legislation to better inform patients, doctors, and pharmacists on prescription drug dispensing. The Empowering Pharmacists in the Fight Against Opioid Abuse Act, H.R. 5314, would require federal agencies to improve training programs and materials to better educate pharmacists and health… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (Ga-01) released the following statement today after voting to override the President’s veto of legislation to repeal Obamacare and defund Planned Parenthood. Carter voted in support of the Veto Override on the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act. The legislation failed to receive the two-thirds of votes necessary to override… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01) spoke on the floor of the United States House of Representative today in support of legislation to send a repeal of Obamacare to President Obama's desk for the first time. While on the floor, Carter said the Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act "guts Obamacare, eliminating many of the penalties and programs that have been… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (Ga-01) voted today to send an Obamacare repeal bill to the President’s desk for the first time ever. Carter voted in support of the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act which was passed in the United States House of Representatives today. The Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act repeals major provisions of… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Ga-01) has been named a "Champion of Healthcare Innovation" by the Healthcare Leadership Council. The award recognizes lawmakers working to support patient-centered medial progress. Click here to view or download a hi res version "As the only pharmacist in Congress, I… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (Ga-01) voted in support of the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act today in an effort to dismantle Obamacare and defund abortion providers like Planned Parenthood. This legislation uses privileged status to overcome the efforts of some in the Senate to block this legislation from reaching the President’s desk that has resounding… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) voted today to expedite the discovery, development and delivery of new medical treatments for thousands of diseases with no known cure while saving taxpayer dollars. The House passed H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act today with Carter’s support. “As the only pharmacist in Congress, I’ve seen firsthand the lifesaving innovations that American… Read more »

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court today upheld controversial subsidies offered by the Obama Administration’s Internal Revenue Service to individuals purchasing insurance on federally-maintained health care exchanges. Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01), the only pharmacist in Congress, criticized the ruling and pledged to redouble his efforts to repeal and replace… Read more »