Issue Position: Health Care

Issue Position

Michael is working to make sure that more Coloradans have access to affordable health care that works for their families.

He championed a bipartisan measure that expands access to quality, affordable health care in rural areas by helping make Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements more equitable. He also helped make Medicare more efficient by passing legislation to reduce hospital readmissions.

Michael has done more to advocate for changes to the FDA's approval process for new medications than virtually anyone in Congress, successfully passing legislation with Republican senators to cut red tape to speed up the approval process for new drugs and treatments through breakthrough therapy designations. Already, over 100 drugs and treatments have been granted breakthrough therapy designation, and so far, over 38 have been approved by the FDA.

And Michael passed a bipartisan bill to support and expand research and intervention to help reduce infant deaths and disabilities related to preterm birth.

Michael will continue to work to improve the Affordable Care Act by working to further reduce out of pocket costs for patients.

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