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Doctors Caucus letter on SGR reform
December 9, 2013
Dear Speaker Boehner, Leader Pelosi, Leader Cantor, and Whip Hoyer: To: The Honorable John Boehner, The Honorable Eric Cantor, The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, The Honorable Steny Hoyer With Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) cuts to providers looming yet again, House medical professionals believe the time has come to enact a permanent solution. Chairmen Camp, Upton, Brady, and Pitts—as well as the members and staff of their respective committees—deserve tremendous credit for taking huge strides toward a ... More

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House Passes No Subsidies Without Verification Act
September 12, 2013

Today, Congressman Diane Black (R-TN-06) issued the following statement upon passage of her legislation, H.R. 2775, the No Subsidies Without Verification Act: “Protecting American taxpayers from fraud and abuse is not a partisan issue,” said Congressman Black. “That is why I am so pleased that this commonsense bill passed today with bipartisan support. Until we can repeal Obamacare, we need to protect the American taxpayers from the staggering amounts of potential fraud and abuse in the Obamaca... More

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GOP Doctors Support Mandate Delays
July 17, 2013
Today, the House GOP Doctors Caucus released the following statements in support of H.R. 2667 and H.R. 2668, bills that would delay the employer and individual mandate required by Obamacare: Rep. Phil Gingrey, M.D. (GA-11): Though the Obama administration delayed the job-killing employer mandate, they left the rest of America on the hook for an enormous tax hike. Instead of picking winners and losers, House Republicans acted to protect all Americans and job creators from the law’s devastating e... More

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Employer mandate delay underscores need for full repeal
July 3, 2013
The House GOP Doctors Caucus today cited the Obama administration’s decision to postpone the requirement for businesses to cover their workers under Obamacare as further need for full repeal of the law. Rep. Phil Gingrey, M.D. (GA-11): The Obama administration's announcement it will postpone implementation of the employer mandate due to the enormous regulatory burden on businesses is proof positive that the law is a job-killer. This demonstrates, yet again, the need for full repeal of this disas... More

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Doctors Caucus writes Sebelius in support of Sarah Murnaghan lung transplant
June 5, 2013
June 5, 2013 The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Dear Secretary Sebelius: As members of the House GOP Doctor’s Caucus, we are writing as both physicians and lawmakers to urge you to address current organ allocation policies that are preventing 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan from a fair chance to receive a lung transplant. We appreciate your request that the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Netwo... More