WASHINGTON – Tuesday, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) sent the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) a letter stressing the importance of rural hospitals receiving COVID vaccine shipments as soon as possible. Despite the fact that 15% of the state’s population lives in rural areas, rural hospitals were excluded from the first round of vaccine distribution.
“Rural… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Reps. Jodey Arrington (TX-19), Terri Sewell (AL-07), Raul Ruiz (CA-36), and Richard Hudson (NC-08) introduced H.R. 8845, the Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act, legislation to ensure timely Medicare coverage of groundbreaking early cancer detection tests for our nation’s seniors. The bipartisan legislation recognizes emerging advances… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Following Department of Health and Human Service Secretary Alex Azar’s finalized drug pricing regulation, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19), congratulated him and the Trump administration on their policy leadership.
“Drug costs are the fastest growing expenditures in health care, causing some seniors on fixed incomes to ration food, electricity, and even critical… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19), Co-Chair of the bipartisan Ways and Means Committee Rural and Underserved Communities Task Force, recognized National Rural Health Day (NRHD).
“Over the last eight months, Americans everywhere, including those living in rural communities, have a renewed appreciation for their healthcare providers and the importance of access… Read more »
The coronavirus pandemic has ushered in a boom for telehealth, with its future now being shaped by Congress and federal policy.
The need and the challenges for telehealth use in rural and underserved communities are the focus of a House Ways and Means Committee Rural and Urban Underserved Task Force. On Thursday, the task force held a roundtable discussion, "Examining… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement in response to the updated Coronavirus Taskforce guidelines for stopping the spread of COVID-19:
“First and foremost – I urge all Americans to heed the advice of the Administration and health officials at every level of government. To most effectively battle this virus, citizens in every age group… Read more »
Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement after recent reports of Coronavirus throughout the United States:
“The President and his Administration have been aggressively implementing an effective containment strategy including travel restrictions, quarantine protocol, and emergency preparedness coordination with state and local governments as well as the… Read more »
Traveling through the beautiful farmlands of early primary states, you can find the self-proclaimed champions of socialized medicine amid the flashes of cameras on the campaign trail. If you keep driving through, you’ll see the harsh reality beyond presidential candidate photo-ops. You’ll see the more than 100 rural hospitals that have closed in the United States since 2010,… Read more »
At the National Rural Health Association’s 2020 Policy Institute, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) announced the introduction of H.R. 5808, the Save Rural Communities Act, which would provide rural hospitals the option to scale down to an outpatient only, 24 hour emergency care center. Under current law, hospitals have very limited tools to adjust the services they… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the statement below following President Trump’s State of the Union address:
“Tonight’s address outlined President Trump’s vision for a nation that works for all Americans, one that is illuminated by the light of freedom shining as bright as it’s ever shown. The Great American Comeback we are… Read more »
