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Bucshon, Kelly join colleagues in applauding CMS final rule

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U.S. Reps. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) and Mike Kelly (R-PA) joined a bipartisan, bicameral contingent of lawmakers in commending the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which on Jan. 17 finalized the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule. “Today’s action by CMS is a major win for seniors and their families,” the eight lawmakers said in a joint statement…

Bucshon Hopes To Keep Molding Healthcare Policy After Congress

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Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN-8th) plans to retire from Congress at the end of his term, but he is not planning to retire outright once he leaves Capitol Hill.  “I just really feel strongly that I’ve done my time (in Congress), and I feel it’s time for me and my family to open a new chapter,” Bucshon told WISH-TV. He said his plans do not include getting back into practice…

Indiana Congressman Wanting Healthcare Costs Addressed

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WASHINGTON , D.C. (NETWORK INDIANA):  Many experts have attributed a good portion of the rising national debt to the cost of Medicare throughout the U.S. Because of this and other factors, the Congressional Budget Office has also noted that within the 10-year window that it gauges spending bills put forth by lawmakers, increases to Medicare spending would only make the deficit…

Inflation threatens health care access as Medicare gap widens: GOP rep

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Inflation is threatening health care access across the country as the gap widens between the cost of medical services and the coverage rates paid out by Medicare, Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.) warned last month. Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle joined The Hill’s “Medicare Drug Price Negotiation: How to Ensure Access and Equity” event, sponsored by the…

AI Literacy Act Awaits Congressional Consideration

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As Congress resumed today, one piece of bipartisan legislation awaiting members for 2024 is whether to fund artificial intelligence literacy efforts nationwide at public schools, higher education institutions and community libraries. House of Representatives Bill 6791, the Artificial Intelligence Literacy Act, co-sponsored by Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Ind., and Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester,…

Bill Would Fund AI Education Across the Country

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Artificial intelligence will be inescapable for many workers as adoption of the technology continues to grow in workplaces across the country. Newly introduced legislation seeks to help people understand AI and how to use it. Reps. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., and Larry Bucshon, R-Ind., introduced the Artificial Intelligence Literacy Act Dec. 15, which would codify AI…

Additional Medicare coverage for lung cancer screenings proposed under Buchanan, Bucshon bill

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U.S. Reps. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and Larry Bucshon (R-IN) on Dec. 11 proposed a bipartisan bill that would authorize the coverage of additional lung cancer screening tests under the Medicare program. “The federal government should make it easier for seniors to access crucial life-saving lung cancer screenings and not unreasonably hinder these tests from becoming available for use,” Rep.…

Bucshon announces winners of app challenge

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U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-8th, has announced the winners of 2023 Congressional App Challenge. The Congressional App Challenge is a competition designed to engage students from across the country in computer science and coding. The competition is intended to promote student engagement in STEM fields and to encourage them to pursue skills that will serve them throughout their careers,…

House price transparency legislation passes with bipartisan support

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The Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, which advances policies to force pharmacy benefit managers and hospitals to meet price transparency standards, passed on the House floor Monday by a vote of 320 to 71. The comprehensive healthcare package looked doomed several months ago, despite bipartisan support from three separate House committees, when the legislation was pulled from a…

GOP chastises TikTok, cites concerns over platform’s involvement in supporting terrorism

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U.S. Reps. Bob Latta (R-OH), Buddy Carter (R-GA), and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) recently led 22 of their Republican colleagues in raising “deep concerns” over the rise of terrorist and antisemitic content on TikTok following the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel. “Since this terrorist attack, disinformation related to the conflict has run rampant on your platform, stoking…