WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House today passed H.R. 4040, the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act, which included provisions from Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter’s (R-GA) Greater Access to Telehealth Act that will expand access to telehealth services.
“As a pharmacist who grew up in South Georgia, I know first-hand how difficult access to health care can be for rural Americans,”… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following last week’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) guidance warning pharmacists that they may be in violation of civil rights laws if they do no fill prescriptions for elective abortions, Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), a pharmacist by trade, sent a letter highlighting the widespread legal and ethical consequences of the irresponsible guidance.… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Energy and Commerce Committee today passed the bipartisan Lymphedema Treatment Act, which expands Medicare coverage to include necessary compression treatment items for Lymphedema.
Nearly 5 million people suffer from this disease nationwide, which is frequently the result of cancer treatments and causes life-long, painful swelling that can impede daily… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will now allow authorized, state-licensed pharmacists to prescribe Paxlovid, an oral treatment for COVID-19.
Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), a pharmacist by trade, sees this Emergency Use Authorization expansion as the necessary link between COVID-19 patients and treatment:
“Pharmacists are the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the face of a nationwide mental health crisis, the U.S. House of Representatives, with support from Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), today passed the bipartisan Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act, which will improve school safety for young Americans and provide necessary aid to those suffering from severe mental illness.
“This is how we heal… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The entire Georgia Congressional delegation, led by Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA), sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra urging him to house the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) headquarters in Georgia.
In the letter, which was also sent to the White House and Acting… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a major win for patients, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today unanimously approved to launch an inquiry examining pharmacy benefit managers' (PBMs) unfair and deceptive business practices.
This announcement comes after years of advocacy from Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA), a pharmacist by trade, who recently wrote a letter to the FTC calling for an investigation… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina M. Khan, Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) called for an investigation into Pharmacy Benefit Manager’s (PBMs) predatory practices, which lead to higher prices on prescription medications for patients.
Rep. Carter, a pharmacist by trade, is joined by fellow pharmacist Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) in… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) led a letter, signed by 15 Members of the GOP Doctors Caucus, to World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today advocating for Taiwan’s inclusion in the organization.
The WHO’s continued exclusion of Taiwan is a kowtow to the Chinese Communist Party, who refuse to acknowledge Taiwan as the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today is the first annual National Fentanyl Awareness Day. Rep Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), a pharmacist by trade, is educating families about the dangers of this lethal drug.
“Fentanyl overdoses are at an all-time high. This drug, often disguised as a simple painkiller, is ravaging our communities,” said Carter. “As a pharmacist, I am calling on the public to… Read more »
