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Fitzpatrick Works to Stop Medicare Physician Payment Cuts Aug 28, 2006  - Today, Congressman Michael G. Fitzpatrick called on Speaker Dennis J. Hastert to commit to passage of legislation in September to stop Medicare physician payment cuts that will threaten access to care for senior citizens in Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional district. “This issue is critically importa... More

Fitzpatrick Votes to Move Health Care into the 21st Century Jul 27, 2006  - Today, Congressman Michael G. Fitzpatrick voted in favor of legislation to protect the security of American’s healthcare information. H.R. 4157, the “Health Information Technology Protection Act” passed the House 270 to 148 (Roll Call: 416). Passage of this important legislation will help move Ameri... More

Fitzpatrick Urges President Bush to Extend Medicare Deadline/Wave Penalty for Low Income Seniors May 16, 2006  -  As the deadline for seniors to sign-up for the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit passes, Congressman Michael G. Fitzpatrick has written to President Bush, urging him to extend the enrollment period for the program for another six months. “Millions of senior citizens are still strugglin... More

Fitzpatrick Holds Medicare Part D Information Session May 8, 2006  -  On Monday, May 8th at the Heritage Towers Retirement Community in Doylestown, Congressman Michael Fitzpatrick held his most recent Medicare Part D information session. Fitzpatrick has held multiple information sessions throughout the past year, bringing information to thousands of seniors thro... More

Fitzpatrick Receives Health Care Award Jan 18, 2006  - Today, Congressman Fitzpatrick was the recipient of the “Leading Light of Long Term Care” award from Neshaminy Manor in recognition of his ardent support of the 8th District’s seniors and his fight to keep healthcare affordable and accessible for every American. “I am honored to have received th... More

Fitzpatrick Introduces Bill to Improve the New Prescription Drug Program Nov 21, 2005  - As the new Medicare prescription drug plan began to accept enrollees into the new drug benefit program this month, Congressman Michael G. Fitzpatrick introduced the “Protecting Medicare Beneficiaries’ Informed Choice Act of 2005;” legislation that would reform the Medicare Modernization Act to make ... More

New Medicare Public Service Announcement Now Available on the Video Section of the Homepage Oct 18, 2005  - Congressman Fitzpatrick recently filmed a public service announcement on the upcoming drug benefit changes to the Medicare Part D Program. The PSA will soon air on local radio and TV networks throughout the district. The PSA can now be viewed on the video/audio section of the website. More

Fitzpatrick Hosts a Capacity-Crowd at the Sellersville Medicare Information Session Oct 13, 2005  - On the morning of Tuesday, October 11, 2005, Congressman Michael Fitzpatrick held a Medicare Information Session at the Sellersville Fire Hall in Sellersville, Pennsylvania. The successful informational meeting, held from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM, saw an overwhelming turnout from local seniors.... More

Fitzpatrick Fights for Affordable Energy Oct 4, 2005  - Today, Congressman Fitzpatrick signed onto a letter to House Appropriations Committee Chairman Jerry Lewis requesting that his committee include $1.276 billion in emergency Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds in any additional Hurricane Katrina relief packages.  Given the al... More

Fitzpatrick Announces Medicare Information Sessions Sep 28, 2005  - Due to the overwhelming success and popularity of Congressman Fitzpatrick’s Town Hall Medicare Information Sessions, Fitzpatrick announced today that he will hold a second series of information Sessions across the 8th District. These public information sessions will allow seniors across the dis... More

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