Health Care
We have made great progress in making healthcare a right and not a privilege in this nation. One year after the passage of Health Reform Patient's Bill of Rights, more Americans are covered by health insurance, people are receiving better care and better value and Medicare is helping Seniors pay for their prescription drugs. Thanks to these provisions:
- Nearly one million young adults now obtain coverage on their parents' insurance plans,
- Insurance companies can no longer drop someone’s coverage when they get sick,
- Kids cannot be denied coverage for a pre-existing condition,
- Insurers can no longer put lifetime or annual limits on coverage and
- Seniors are paying less for prescription drugs when they fall into the Medicare prescription drug donut hole.
The Affordable Care Act is working. I will continue to fight against Republican efforts to repeal the law. Along with my fellow Democrats, I'll fight to ensure the law is protected and fully implemented.
I am also fighting to ensure that Medicare and Medicaid remain strong for our seniors, disabled and poor brothers and sisters. We face significant challenges in the weeks and months ahead, but we cannot break that commitment of healthcare for the most vulnerable among us and I will not allow our budget to be balanced on the backs of people who can least afford it. I am working with my colleagues to ensure that these programs are stronger and more efficient and to strengthen TRICARE for our brave men and women in uniform. I am committed to ensuring that physicians who serve Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE patients are reimbursed fairly.
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Periodically, Rep. John Lewis is notified that organizations within the 5th Congressional District have been selected to receive a variety of federal grants. This federal grants announcement will advise press and constituents of these notifications. This announcement details about $66,462,846 in federal grants coming to the 5th Congressional District.
What is the funding process for federal grants?
Rep. John Lewis' Statement at Ways and Means Committee Markup of ESRD Medicare Advantage Legislation
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Mr. Levin. I would like to express my support for H.R. 5659, the ESRD Choice Act. This legislation is based on a bill that I introduced for many years, and it is an issue that is near and dear to my heart.
As the summer season begins, I wanted to ensure that residents of Georgia’s 5th Congressional District receive accurate information on the Zika virus and the best means of prevention.
On Monday, June 20, 2016, I hosted a discussion with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on Zika prevention.
Washington--On National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, February 7th, Rep. John Lewis urges all African Americans to know their status. Of the 1.2 million people in the United States living with HIV—including 500,000 African Americans—nearly 1 in 8 are unaware of their infection.
Today, Rep. Lewis will visit the Infectious Disease Program of the Grady Health System to highlight the need for HIV/AIDS testing and treatment. Georgia ranks second in the country for the diagnosis of new HIV infections, and Atlanta ranks fifth among similar metropolitan areas in the country for new diagnoses. Half of the patients diagnosed with HIV in Grady Memorial Hospital's emergency room testing program are found to be late or end stage HIV or AIDS cases.
Periodically, Rep. John Lewis is notified that organizations within the 5th Congressional District have been selected to receive a variety of federal grants. This federal grants announcement will advise press and constituents of these notifications. This announcement details about $37,163,410 in federal grants coming to the 5th Congressional District.
What is the funding process for federal grants?
Periodically, Rep. John Lewis is notified that organizations within the 5th Congressional District have been selected to receive a variety of federal grants. This federal grants announcement will advise press and constituents of these notifications. This announcement details about $17,372,912 in federal grants coming to the 5th Congressional District.
What is the funding process for federal grants?
"The Supreme Court made a historic decision today on behalf of all the people of this nation. This is the second time the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been upheld by the court, and now we should accept it as the law of the land.
"Even though over 16 million people who did not have health care coverage are covered today by the ACA, and 100 million people with existing health conditions are no longer denied coverage, the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives has voted 54 times to repeal the health care law.
Periodically, Rep. John Lewis is notified that organizations within the 5th Congressional District have been selected to receive a variety of federal grants. This federal grants announcement will advise press and constituents of these notifications. This announcement details about $24,652,346 in federal grants coming to the 5th Congressional District.
What is the funding process for federal grants?