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GOP Doctors Caucus names incoming Co-Chair, Vice Chair
Nov 30, 2012 - Rep. Tim Murphy, PhD, (PA-18) today announced his intention to step down as Co-Chair of the House GOP Doctors Caucus at the start of the 113th Congress. While he’ll remain an active member of the caucus, his primary focus will be leading the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investig... More

Doctors Caucus Highlights Boustany as "Member of the Month"
Nov 20, 2012 - Congressman Charles W. Boustany Jr., M.D., a cardiovascular surgeon with more than 20 years of experience, was first elected to Congress in December 2004. Serving his fourth term in office, Boustany represents Louisiana’s Seventh Congressional District, which covers Acadiana and South Louisiana. As ... More

GOP Doctors Caucus members vote to repeal President Obama’s health care law
Jul 11, 2012 - Members of the GOP Doctors Caucus voted to repeal President Obama’s disastrous health care law today, which passed the House of Representatives with a bipartisan vote of 244-185. The President’s law gives control of one-sixth our economy to Washington bureaucrats and imposes a massive tax increase o... More

GOP Doctors Caucus: Despite ruling, President’s health care law remains “disastrous policy”
Jun 28, 2012 - GOP Doctors Caucus: Despite ruling, President’s health care law remains “disastrous policy” Responding to the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold President Obama’s health care law today, members of the GOP Doctors Caucus resolved once more to continue fighting for its full repeal. Placing health care... More

Gingrey, Physicians in Congress Release ‘Doctors’ Note’ on Medicare
Jun 11, 2012 - GOP Doctors Caucus co-chair Rep. Phil Gingrey, M.D., (GA-11) along with fellow House and Senate Republican physicians, today released a short tutorial highlighting key facts about the Medicare program and detailing challenges the program faces if Washington does not adopt bipartisan solutions to avo... More

GOP Doctors Caucus Names Michigan’s Rep. Dan Benishek As June ‘Member of the Month’
Jun 6, 2012 - The GOP Doctors Caucus today named Rep. Dan Benishek (MI-01) as the June ‘Member of the Month.’ A physician with 30 years of experience, Benishek came to Congress to defeat Obamacare, improve America’s healthcare system, and strengthen the doctor-patient relationship. Dr. Benishek is at the forefron... More

Gingrey, Coburn, Blumenthal: Passage of FDA Reform, GAIN Act “critical” to protecting public health
May 30, 2012 - Today the House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012. This bill reauthorizes a number of provisions in statute which support the critical work of the FDA and ensures patient access to life-saving, life-improving drugs, and medical devices. The legi... More

Gingrey: Bipartisan Passage of FDA Reform Act of 2012 ‘Encouraging’
May 10, 2012 - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today unanimously approved the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Reform Act of 2012. The bipartisan legislation includes the Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now (GAIN) Act, introduced by Rep. Gingrey, which encourages development of new medicines and streaml... More

Gingrey, Corker, Blumenthal Praise Senate Committee Passage of GAIN Act in FDA User Fee Reauthorization Bill
Apr 25, 2012 - U.S. Representative Phil Gingrey, M.D., (R-GA) and U.S. Senators Bob Corker (R-TN) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) praised committee passage of the GAIN Act (S.1734) as part of the Food and Drug Administration User Fee reauthorization bill, which was reported out of the Senate Health, Education, Labor... More

GOP Doctors Caucus: Medicare Trustee Report reinforces urgent need for reform
Apr 23, 2012 - Members of the GOP Doctors Caucus today reacted to the release of the 2012 Medicare Trustee Report with calls for the program’s reform. For the second time, the report concludes that Medicare will go bankrupt by 2024, if not earlier. The annual study also warns, for the third year in a row, that Pre... More

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