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Carter introduces permanent telehealth for seniors bill

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – 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), and Joe Morelle (D-NY) today introduced the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024 to permanently extend telehealth flexibilities for Medicare beneficiaries. This bill will ensure permanent access to…

Carter corrects record on Biden’s cures-killing IRA

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today issued the following statement after President Biden pushed for an expansion of the Inflation “Reduction” Act’s (IRA) government-controlled drug pricing mandates, which threaten the development of up to 342 cures and treatments and has already resulted in multiple cancer and rare-disease drugs being pulled from the…

Carter celebrates Sickle Cell Disease Breakthrough Treatment with SOTU guest Jennelle Stephenson

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) will attend Thursday’s State of the Union (SOTU) address with guest Jennelle Stephenson, a sickle cell disease (SCD) patient who received one of the first successful curative sickle cell treatments approved by FDA in December 2023. Jennelle’s story highlights the life-saving miracle that is American medical innovation and…

Carter, Barragán, Harshbarger, Buchanan introduce bill advancing innovation for animal-free drug testing methods

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reps. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), and Vern Buchanan (R-FL) today introduced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Modernization Act 3.0, a bill that will facilitate the development, qualification, and adoption of testing methods that reduce or replace the use of animals in nonclinical testing. The FDA…

Carter, Barragán, Miller-Meeks successfully push Biden administration to protect patients’ access to life-saving medications

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) today celebrated the Biden administration’s decision to drop its appeal in a case against the patient community, keeping in effect the District of Columbia’s District Court ruling affirming the 2020 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) Final Rule…

Carter, Castor, Joyce, Schrier introduce Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), John Joyce (R-PA), and Kim Schrier (D-WA) today introduced the Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Reauthorization Act of 2024, a critical piece of legislation that will ensure children receive appropriate health care during a medical emergency. Established in 1984, EMSC is the only…

CMS Implements Carter-Schakowsky Law to Cut Costs for Lymphedema Patients

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented a rule to allow Medicare Part B coverage of doctor-prescribed compression garments, the clinically recognized treatment for lymphedema. This rule was made possible by the passage of the Lymphedema Treatment Act, authored by U.S. Representatives Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) and Jan…

Carter, Barragan, Miller-Meeks urge Biden administration to protect patients’ access to life-saving medications

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) today led a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, Department of the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, and Department of Labor Acting Secretary Julie Su urging them to protect patients’ access to life-saving medications by…

WATCH: Carter advocates for more resources for premature babies, mothers

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) spoke in favor of H.R. 3226, the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2023, which passed the House today in a bipartisan manner and will help address Georgia’s high rates of preterm births and infant mortality. The PREEMIE Act, which Rep. Carter proudly cosponsors, will reauthorize critical programs that expand research and education into…

White House heeds Carter’s warning to increase American-made medicines and reduce drug shortages

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The White House announced new actions to strengthen America’s pharmaceutical supply chains and address prescription drug shortages following Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter’s (R-GA) leadership on these issues as a pharmacist by trade and Chair of the Domestic Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Caucus. Currently, the U.S. is experiencing a shortage of over 240 essential…