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Jan. 14, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Steven T. Mnuchin and the Hon. Alex M. Azar II - Democratic Health Leaders Warn of the Threat of Premium Increases, Coverage Losses Due to Trump Shutdown
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Jan. 8, 2019
Bicameral Democratic Health Leaders Demand Answers on Trump Administration's Short-Term Insurance Plans
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Dec. 21, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Alex Azar, and Steven Mnuchin - Hassan Joins Colleagues to Call on Trump Administration to Stop Pushing Health Insurance Plans That Weaken Pre-Existing Condition Protections
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Dec. 20, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, the Hon. Seema Verma, and the Hon. Steven Mnuchin - Shaheen Calls on Trump Administration to Stop Pushing Health Insurance Plans That Weaken Pre-Existing Condition Protections
Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
Oct. 30, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Herbert Slattery III, Tennessee Attorney General - Drop Pending Litigation that Seeks to Allow Insurance Companies to Deny Health Insurance Coverage to Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
Oct. 30, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Paul R. LePage, Governor of Maine - Drop Lawsuit Revoking Patient Pre-Existing Condition Protections
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
Oct. 10, 2018
Providing for Congressional Disapproval Under Chapter 8 of Title United States Code, of the Rule Submitted By the Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Labor, and Secretary of Health and Human Services Relating to ``Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance''
Sen. Patty Murray
Oct. 10, 2018
Medicare For All Congressional Caucus Co-Chairs Respond To President Trump's Op-Ed
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
Sept. 24, 2018
Cantwell Introduces Legislation to Expand Basic Health Program to Cover More People at Lower Cost
Sen. Maria Cantwell
Sept. 20, 2018
Letter to Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of HHS - Senators Cardin, Stabenow and Paul Urge the Administration to Take Action to Improve Medicare Coverage of Oral and Dental Health
Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
Aug. 27, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Democratic Health Leaders Press Trump Administration on Recommendations from Report Criticizing Its Abysmal Health Care Enrollment Effort
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
June 8, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Majority Leader, the Hon. Steve Scalise, House Majority Whip - Repair and Protect Medicare Part D
Rep. Dan Newhouse, ...
May 31, 2018
Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Stop Raising Health Care Costs
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
April 20, 2018
Senator Murray on the Trump-Pence Ideological Approach to Teen Pregnancy: "Absolutely Wrong Direction"
Sen. Patty Murray
March 1, 2018
Tweet - "Patients deserve an explanation from Aetna about these alarming reports. It is unacceptable that a patient would have coverage denied because of their insurer's carelessness."
Sen. Patty Murray
March 1, 2018
Letter to Mark T. Bertolini, CEO, Aetna Inc. - Demand Answers from Aetna Over Denied Health Claims
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Feb. 22, 2018
Letter to Dean Cameron, Director of Idaho's Department of Insurance - Democratic Health Leaders Demand Explanation on Idaho's Illegal Junk Plans
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Feb. 21, 2018
Tweet - "President Trump's latest move will help insurance companies skirt the rules to boost their profits, while raising costs for many patients and leaving others with junk plans that don't protect them when they need it. "
Sen. Patty Murray
Feb. 14, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Oppose Unlawful Medicaid Work Requirements
Rep. Suzan DelBene, ...
Jan. 19, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Eric D. Hargan, Acting Secretary and Deputy Secretary, HHS - Unprecedented, Harmful Medicaid Changes
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Jan. 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Eric Hargan, Acting Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Medicaid Waiver Authority
Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
Jan. 16, 2018
Murray Blasts President Trump's Health Care Sabotage as Uninsured Rate Spikes by Millions
Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 11, 2018
Murray Denounces President Trump's Latest Effort to Take Coverage Away, Undermine Medicaid
Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 19, 2017
Letter to Christopher Stepuszek, Managing Principal, Apex Management Group - Junk Insurance Plans Putting Consumers at Risk
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Dec. 19, 2017
Letter to Edward Pettola, Owner, Xpress Healthcare - Junk Insurance Plans Putting Consumers at Risk
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Dec. 19, 2017
Letter to Ted Nickel, President, National Association of Insurance Commissioners - Junk Insurance Plans Putting Consumers at Risk
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Dec. 14, 2017
Portman, Cantwell Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help People Receive Care in their Homes, Reduce Health Costs
Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
Dec. 6, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Boost Medicaid Resources in Wake of Hurricanes
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Oct. 30, 2017
Letter to the Hon. R. Alexander Acosta, Department of Labor, the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Department of Treasury, and the Hon. Eric Hargan, Department of Health and Human Services - Executive Order Sabotaging Health Care Markets
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Oct. 13, 2017
Senator Cantwell Statement on President Trump's Decision to Halt ACA Payments, Throw Insurance Markets into Chaos
Sen. Maria Cantwell
Oct. 12, 2017
Senator Cantwell Statement on President Trump's Executive Order to Erase Critical Protections in Affordable Care Act
Sen. Maria Cantwell
July 17, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, Senator Lamar Alexander, and Senator Orrin Hatch - Senate Dems Urge GOP Leaders to Use the Extra Time to Hold Public Hearings So Senators Can Hear Concerns Directly from the Key Stakeholders & Experts, like Medical and Patient Groups, Insurance Companies & More
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
June 22, 2017
Shame on Senate for Doubling Down on "Pay More for Less Healthcare" Bill
Rep. Suzan DelBene
June 19, 2017
Newhouse, McMorris Rodgers Respond to Insurance Rate Increase Requests in Washington State for 2018
Rep. Dan Newhouse, ...
June 7, 2017
Ahead of Testimony, Cantwell and Colleagues Call out HHS Sec. Price for Misleading Public on Healthcare
Sen. Maria Cantwell
May 24, 2017
Congressional Budget Office Report: Trumpcare 2.0 Will Slash Health Care for 23 Million Americans
Rep. Rick Larsen
May 24, 2017
Cantwell Statement on non-partisan CBO Score of House Republicans' Health Care Bill
Sen. Maria Cantwell
May 24, 2017
Letter to President Trump - Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments
Rep. Adam Smith, ...
May 24, 2017
DelBene Statement on CBO Score of GOP Healthcare Repeal
Rep. Suzan DelBene
May 4, 2017
Larsen Blasts Trumpcare 2.0
Rep. Rick Larsen
March 29, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Abandon ACA Repeal Efforts
Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
March 24, 2017
Congress Should Build Upon Reforms, Not Strip Vital Care from Millions of Americans
Rep. Suzan DelBene
March 24, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - We're Not Going to Help You Erode Health Care Coverage
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
March 16, 2017
Washington State Insurance Commissioner & Larsen Discuss Trumpcare in House Hearing
Rep. Rick Larsen
March 15, 2017
Congressional Budget Office Report: 24 Million Fewer Americans Would Have Health Insurance Under Trumpcare
Rep. Rick Larsen
March 8, 2017
GOP Health Care Plan "means lower quality care, less coverage and higher costs
Rep. Rick Larsen
March 2, 2017
Cantwell, Grassley Introduce Bill to Improve Medicare Coverage for People Living with Lymphedema
Sen. Maria Cantwell
Feb. 28, 2017
Cantwell Statement on President Trump's Address to Congress
Sen. Maria Cantwell
Feb. 24, 2017
Murray Calls on President Trump and Senate Republicans to Keep Promises, Reject House Republican Plans to Undermine Health Care System
Sen. Patty Murray
Feb. 17, 2017
Grassley, Bennet Reintroduce ACE Kids Act to Improve Care for Kids with Complex Medical Conditions Enrolled in Medicaid
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Date
Title
Politician
Jan. 14, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Steven T. Mnuchin and the Hon. Alex M. Azar II - Democratic Health Leaders Warn of the Threat of Premium Increases, Coverage Losses Due to Trump Shutdown
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Jan. 8, 2019
Bicameral Democratic Health Leaders Demand Answers on Trump Administration's Short-Term Insurance Plans
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Dec. 21, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Alex Azar, and Steven Mnuchin - Hassan Joins Colleagues to Call on Trump Administration to Stop Pushing Health Insurance Plans That Weaken Pre-Existing Condition Protections
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Dec. 20, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, the Hon. Seema Verma, and the Hon. Steven Mnuchin - Shaheen Calls on Trump Administration to Stop Pushing Health Insurance Plans That Weaken Pre-Existing Condition Protections
Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
Oct. 30, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Herbert Slattery III, Tennessee Attorney General - Drop Pending Litigation that Seeks to Allow Insurance Companies to Deny Health Insurance Coverage to Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions
Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
Oct. 30, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Paul R. LePage, Governor of Maine - Drop Lawsuit Revoking Patient Pre-Existing Condition Protections
Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
Oct. 10, 2018
Providing for Congressional Disapproval Under Chapter 8 of Title United States Code, of the Rule Submitted By the Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Labor, and Secretary of Health and Human Services Relating to ``Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance''
Sen.Patty Murray
Oct. 10, 2018
Medicare For All Congressional Caucus Co-Chairs Respond To President Trump's Op-Ed
Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
Sept. 24, 2018
Cantwell Introduces Legislation to Expand Basic Health Program to Cover More People at Lower Cost
Sen.Maria Cantwell
Sept. 20, 2018
Letter to Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of HHS - Senators Cardin, Stabenow and Paul Urge the Administration to Take Action to Improve Medicare Coverage of Oral and Dental Health
Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
Aug. 27, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Democratic Health Leaders Press Trump Administration on Recommendations from Report Criticizing Its Abysmal Health Care Enrollment Effort
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
June 8, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Majority Leader, the Hon. Steve Scalise, House Majority Whip - Repair and Protect Medicare Part D
Rep.Dan Newhouse, ...
May 31, 2018
Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Stop Raising Health Care Costs
Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
April 20, 2018
Senator Murray on the Trump-Pence Ideological Approach to Teen Pregnancy: "Absolutely Wrong Direction"
Sen.Patty Murray
March 1, 2018
Tweet - "Patients deserve an explanation from Aetna about these alarming reports. It is unacceptable that a patient would have coverage denied because of their insurer's carelessness."
Sen.Patty Murray
March 1, 2018
Letter to Mark T. Bertolini, CEO, Aetna Inc. - Demand Answers from Aetna Over Denied Health Claims
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Feb. 22, 2018
Letter to Dean Cameron, Director of Idaho's Department of Insurance - Democratic Health Leaders Demand Explanation on Idaho's Illegal Junk Plans
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Feb. 21, 2018
Tweet - "President Trump's latest move will help insurance companies skirt the rules to boost their profits, while raising costs for many patients and leaving others with junk plans that don't protect them when they need it. "
Sen.Patty Murray
Feb. 14, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Oppose Unlawful Medicaid Work Requirements
Rep.Suzan DelBene, ...
Jan. 19, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Eric D. Hargan, Acting Secretary and Deputy Secretary, HHS - Unprecedented, Harmful Medicaid Changes
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Jan. 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Eric Hargan, Acting Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Medicaid Waiver Authority
Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
Jan. 16, 2018
Murray Blasts President Trump's Health Care Sabotage as Uninsured Rate Spikes by Millions
Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 11, 2018
Murray Denounces President Trump's Latest Effort to Take Coverage Away, Undermine Medicaid
Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 19, 2017
Letter to Christopher Stepuszek, Managing Principal, Apex Management Group - Junk Insurance Plans Putting Consumers at Risk
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Dec. 19, 2017
Letter to Edward Pettola, Owner, Xpress Healthcare - Junk Insurance Plans Putting Consumers at Risk
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Dec. 19, 2017
Letter to Ted Nickel, President, National Association of Insurance Commissioners - Junk Insurance Plans Putting Consumers at Risk
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Dec. 14, 2017
Portman, Cantwell Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help People Receive Care in their Homes, Reduce Health Costs
Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
Dec. 6, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Boost Medicaid Resources in Wake of Hurricanes
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Oct. 30, 2017
Letter to the Hon. R. Alexander Acosta, Department of Labor, the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Department of Treasury, and the Hon. Eric Hargan, Department of Health and Human Services - Executive Order Sabotaging Health Care Markets
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Oct. 13, 2017
Senator Cantwell Statement on President Trump's Decision to Halt ACA Payments, Throw Insurance Markets into Chaos
Sen.Maria Cantwell
Oct. 12, 2017
Senator Cantwell Statement on President Trump's Executive Order to Erase Critical Protections in Affordable Care Act
Sen.Maria Cantwell
July 17, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, Senator Lamar Alexander, and Senator Orrin Hatch - Senate Dems Urge GOP Leaders to Use the Extra Time to Hold Public Hearings So Senators Can Hear Concerns Directly from the Key Stakeholders & Experts, like Medical and Patient Groups, Insurance Companies & More
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
June 22, 2017
Shame on Senate for Doubling Down on "Pay More for Less Healthcare" Bill
Rep.Suzan DelBene
June 19, 2017
Newhouse, McMorris Rodgers Respond to Insurance Rate Increase Requests in Washington State for 2018
Rep.Dan Newhouse, ...
June 7, 2017
Ahead of Testimony, Cantwell and Colleagues Call out HHS Sec. Price for Misleading Public on Healthcare
Sen.Maria Cantwell
May 24, 2017
Congressional Budget Office Report: Trumpcare 2.0 Will Slash Health Care for 23 Million Americans
Rep.Rick Larsen
May 24, 2017
Cantwell Statement on non-partisan CBO Score of House Republicans' Health Care Bill
Sen.Maria Cantwell
May 24, 2017
Letter to President Trump - Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments
Rep.Adam Smith, ...
May 24, 2017
DelBene Statement on CBO Score of GOP Healthcare Repeal
Rep.Suzan DelBene
May 4, 2017
Larsen Blasts Trumpcare 2.0
Rep.Rick Larsen
March 29, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Abandon ACA Repeal Efforts
Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
March 24, 2017
Congress Should Build Upon Reforms, Not Strip Vital Care from Millions of Americans
Rep.Suzan DelBene
March 24, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - We're Not Going to Help You Erode Health Care Coverage
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
March 16, 2017
Washington State Insurance Commissioner & Larsen Discuss Trumpcare in House Hearing
Rep.Rick Larsen
March 15, 2017
Congressional Budget Office Report: 24 Million Fewer Americans Would Have Health Insurance Under Trumpcare
Rep.Rick Larsen
March 8, 2017
GOP Health Care Plan "means lower quality care, less coverage and higher costs
Rep.Rick Larsen
March 2, 2017
Cantwell, Grassley Introduce Bill to Improve Medicare Coverage for People Living with Lymphedema
Sen.Maria Cantwell
Feb. 28, 2017
Cantwell Statement on President Trump's Address to Congress
Sen.Maria Cantwell
Feb. 24, 2017
Murray Calls on President Trump and Senate Republicans to Keep Promises, Reject House Republican Plans to Undermine Health Care System
Sen.Patty Murray
Feb. 17, 2017
Grassley, Bennet Reintroduce ACE Kids Act to Improve Care for Kids with Complex Medical Conditions Enrolled in Medicaid
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
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