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  • Rep. Ed Royce Pledges to Work to Find Solutions to the Healthcare Crisis Facing Small Businesses
    Jun 16, 2008  - Rep. Ed Royce showed his commitment to addressing the healthcare needs of the small business community by signing the National Federation of Independent Business’ (NFIB) Solutions Start Here SM petition. In doing so, Royce pledged to work with the next president and Congress to enact meaningful re... More
  • Prescription Drug Cards Deliver Savings to Seniors
    Jun 29, 2004  - Starting June 1, 2004, new Medicare prescription drug discount cards have become available. Created by the Medicare overhaul legislation that passed Congress in 2003, the discount cards will allow seniors to save 15 to 30 percent off the usual retail price of most brand name drugs and more on gener... More
  • Royce's Flexible Spending Account Bill Passes House
    Jun 29, 2004  - Since 1999, Rep. Ed Royce has been pushing for employees to take greater control over their health care dollars by reforming health care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs). The current use-it-or-loose-it provision attached to health care funds in employer-provided FSAs are harmful and discourage sa... More
  • "House Republicans try new tactic on health bills" - from the Orange County Register
    May 16, 2004  - By Dena Bunis for the Orange County Register - - This is a story about MIRVs -- multiple independent re-entry vehicles. But it has absolutely nothing to do with the nation's defense. House Republican leaders used a little-known strategy this past week to send a group of health-care bills over to... More
  • Small Business Health Fairness Act Clears House
    May 13, 2004  - U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA-40) voted in favor of legislation today that will bring relief to millions of small businesses around the country and allow them to join together to provide their employees with better, more affordable health insurance coverage. The Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2004... More
  • Getting Rid of the "Use-it-or-Lose-it" Provisions, Flexible Spending Account Passes House
    May 12, 2004  - Saying that it will give workers and families greater control over their health spending and allow them to save for future health care costs, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce's (R-CA-40) initiative to reform employer-provided Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) passed the House today. The bill [H.R. 4279] is based ... More
  • Medicare and Prescription Drugs
    Apr 6, 2004  - As you may know, Congress worked to pass a new law to provide people with Medicare more choices and better benefits. This new law preserves and strengthens the current Medicare program, adds important new prescription drug and preventive benefits, and provides extra help to people with low income... More
  • "Health savings accounts tied to prescription drugs" - from the Washington Times
    Aug 8, 2003  - House Republicans say a key issue to their support of the final Medicare prescription-drug bill is the creation of health savings accounts for individuals. The House attached to its Medicare prescription-drug bill a separate proposal that would create private tax-free accounts individuals could ... More
  • Royce Floor Statement on the Health Savings and Affordability Act of 2003
    Jun 26, 2003  - Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me this time. This measure will make it easier for employers to offer health care to their employees. It is also going to help Americans save for their medical expenses, to gain greater access to quality health care. I particularly support the provisio... More
  • Royce Recognizes the Efforts of Orange High School
    May 15, 2003  - Mr. Speaker, I congratulate Orange High School for being this year's fundraiser for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's ``Pennies Campaign.'' This year, the school's students and staff raised over $32,519 for leukemia research. It is the fifth year in a row Orange High School has come out on top in ... More