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Congressman Moran has taken a leadership role on health care issues during his time in office. He serves as co-chair of the Congressional Prevention Caucus, a group of thoughtful, health care reform-minded members who strive to educate Congress and the public regarding disease prevention and health promotion. In a recent action, Congressman Moran led the successful effort to ban smoking in a number of House office buildings.

Congressman Moran's biggest health concern is that nearly 47 million Americans are currently without health insurance. The Congressman believes that the U.S. healthcare system should be focused more on preventive care, as preventable, chronic disease currently contributes to more than 75% of U.S. healthcare spending. Congressman Moran supports universal health insurance coverage and robust funding for the health research and development through the National Institutes for Health (NIH).

In addition to supporting medical research, Congressman Moran is supportive of stem cell research and efforts to expand federal policy which is currently restricted to a limited set of existing stem cell lines. He strongly believes that stem cell research holds great promise for cures to a myriad of diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Congressman Moran is guided by his belief that the public interest is best served when the medical and scientific communities are free to exercise their professional judgment in extending and enhancing human life.

Congressman Moran is also focused on mental health parity, that is, medically treating mental illness the same any other kind of illness. There are over 50 million Americans who have a diagnosable mental illness, but only 8 million ever receive treatment. In order to reverse this trend, Congressman Jim Moran is an original cosponsor of the Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act, which would help millions of Americans with mental illness gain access to treatment. This measure, based on the parity provisions in the Federal Employee Health Benefit Plan, will give mental health patients the same care and benefits that those with other medical conditions currently receive.

A member of the powerful Appropriations Committee, Congressman Moran continues to secure federal funding for local non-profits that provide health services to the less fortunate in our community. Organizations such as the Center for Multicultural Human Services, the Arlington Free Clinic, the Alexandria Neighborhood Health Services, Inc., and a new nurse-managed care facility at Marymount University, which provide health assistance to the uninsured and lowest income families have benefited from the Congressman's efforts in recent years.

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