WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Neal Dunn (R-FL) this week introduced the Health Care Provider Shortage Minimization Act, a bill to ensure that underserved and rural communities can retain highly skilled health care professionals.
Hospitals often rely on supplementary physicians and practitioners to meet their staffing needs, referred to as locum tenens.… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Reps. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) and Neal Dunn (R-FL) this week introduced the Medicaid Staffing Flexibility and Protection Act, which alleviates staffing shortages at state Medicaid agencies so that beneficiaries do not lose their coverage due to procedural or staffing issues.
During the pandemic, states were required to continuously enroll people into Medicaid… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA) today introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Healthy Moms and Babies Act to combat the United States’ maternal mortality crisis, modernize the health care system, and improve health outcomes for women and children.
The Healthy Moms and Babies Act improves maternal and child health by increasing… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the wake of ongoing shortages of essential medications, Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today led a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra calling on the department to prioritize American-made pharmaceuticals in the U.S. Strategic National Stockpile (SNS).
In the letter, the members write: "Our SNS is far too… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) introduced the State Strategic Stockpile Act, a bill to extend the authorization of and funding for a program supporting states in developing and maintaining stockpiles of critical drugs, vaccines, and other medical supplies in case of a public health emergency or supply chain disruption.
Currently, the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) are the pharmaceutical supply chain's hidden middlemen that are driving up costs for prescription medications, delaying access to necessary treatments, and robbing hope from patients. It's time we pull back the curtain on these insidious actors.
Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability will host its first ever… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following Rite Aid, Walgreens, and CVS Pharmacy announcing that they plan to become certified to dispense the chemical abortion drug mifepristone, Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Chris Smith (R-NJ) led 36 House Republicans in a letter calling on the companies to protect the health and safety of women and unborn children.
In the letter, the members write: “We… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reps. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), and Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) introduced the Protecting Patients Against PBM Abuses Act to protect patients and pharmacies from harmful pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) practices that make high-quality health care inaccessible and unaffordable.
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BRUNSWICK, GA – In recognition of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW), Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), a pharmacist by trade, on Monday distributed drug safety pocket cards to local schools and called for the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) to provide survivor resources to the families of victims of illicit fentanyl poisoning.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Carol Miller (R-WV), and Matt Cartwright (D-PA) today reintroduced a bill to make the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain less dependent on China and other foreign adversaries.
According to the Food and Drug Administration, approximately 72 percent of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) used in the U.S. drug… Read more »
