Health Care

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A federal judge struck down portions of the Biden Administration’s regulations implementing the bipartisan No Surprises Act. This bill represents a multi-year commitment to increasing the affordability of health care by eliminating surprise medical bills from out-of-network providers. The Biden Administration’s implementation of the legislation expressly ignored… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following Republican and stakeholder opposition, the federal government dropped its plan that would have restricted patients’ access to lifesaving medications. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that it is rescinding a controversial memorandum of understanding (MOU) requiring states to either adopt a burdensome, poorly crafted policy targeting… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Supreme Court of the United States (Court) today struck down the Biden Administration’s unconstitutional vaccine mandate for private employers but declined to offer those same protections to health care workers. Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) gave the following statement responding to today’s mixed decision: “The federal government has no… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a rule change Thursday that would rein in pharmacy direct and indirect remuneration fees (DIR). Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), a pharmacist by training, has long advocated for an end to predatory DIR fees and is encouraged by this action from CMS. “DIR fees are 107,400% higher today than they were… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, the lead sponsors of H.R. 5551 U.S. Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Lori Trahan (D-MA) celebrated passage of this landmark legislation to protect children suffering from birth defects and other developmental disorders. The bipartisan Improving Health of Children Act passed the House today on a 405-20 vote. This life-saving action will reaffirm the federal… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) voted no on legislation that would pave the way to funding Washington Democrats’ build back broke agenda by increasing the national debt limit. Washington Democrats unnecessarily tied a vote on previously bipartisan health care relief to raising the debt limit, jeopardizing patients’ access to affordable health care during a… Read more »

U.S. Representative Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today voted against a last-ditch effort by congressional Democrats to enact federal spending legislation in a timely manner without provisions to safeguard American’s constitutional rights. “Lame duck Speaker Nancy Pelosi said it herself – when Congress fails to reach a deal, it is a failure of the party in charge. Washington Democrats… Read more »

Today, Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) introduced bipartisan legislation that would limit the power of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to artificially spike Medicaid drug prices. The Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act bans the use of spread pricing by middlemen (PBMs) in Medicaid managed care. PBMs drive up prescription drug costs without adding any… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) called on President Joe Biden to abandon his unconstitutional vaccine mandate thrusting private businesses into their employee's private medical decisions. “Not only does this force business owners into the role of vaccine police but it will also exacerbate the labor shortage and supply chain crisis created by… Read more »

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced a new proposal aimed at making hearing aid technology more affordable and accessible for millions of Americans. The move comes four years after U.S. Representative Earl L. “Buddy” Carter shepherded legislation through Congress calling on the agency to bring down the cost of hearing aids by making them available… Read more »