Last week, a Jaime Herrera Beutler-authored provision to improve the use of prenatal screenings for expectant parents was approved by the U.S. House Appropriations Committee.
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Yesterday, Jaime voted with a majority of the U.S. House of Representatives to protect Southwest Washington seniors’ option of choosing the best Medicare plan to meet their needs, including Medicare Advantage.
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Today, Jaime Herrera Beutler joined the U.S. House of Representatives in taking action to reduce burdens on small businesses and their employees by passing the bipartisan Save American Workers Act.
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Today, Representatives Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Joe Barton (R-TX) and Kathy Castor (D-FL) announced that they have introduced the Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2014 (H.R. 4930). “ACE Kids Act of 2014” would help coordinate care to ensure optimal outcomes for children with medical complexity in Medicaid, while containing costs. In addition to Jaime, other original co-sponsors are Reps. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and Gene Green (D-TX).
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One of the central promises made by the President and supporters of the new health care law was that if you liked your health care plan, under the new law, you could keep it. Unfortunately, that promise would not be kept. More than 290,000 policy-holding families and individuals in Washington and more than 4.8 million nationally have received notices that their current plans are being cancelled. The massive problems with the health care exchange websites have only compounded folks’ anxiety about...
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VANCOUVER – In a letter sent yesterday, 16 of Clark County’s elected legislators called on Washington State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler to expand health insurance provider options for Clark County residents participating in the Washington Health Benefit Exchange. The letter was signed by Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler, Washington State Senators Don Benton (R-Vancouver), John Braun (R-Centralia), Annette Cleveland (D-Vancouver), Curtis King (R-Yakima), and Ann Rivers (R-Camas) and W...
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It’s now been three years since the President and Congress passed a massive overhaul of our health care system. While I didn’t support this specific bill, I embrace the idea that folks in Southwest Washington should be able to afford quality care for themselves and their families. Unfortunately, the health care bill’s three year checkup reveals that we’ve drifted farther from this goal. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was ushered through Congress under pledges of lower health care premiums for har...
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I was disappointed in today’s ruling because of the health care law’s failure to address our biggest health care challenges, as well as the expansion of federal power this decision implies.
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On Wednesday, June 13, Jaime Herrera Beutler will tour Vancouver-based medical device company REDpoint International, followed by a roundtable discussion with other Southwest Washington medical device innovators.
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