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Young Supports House-Passage of 21st Century Cures Act
Posted in Press Releases on December 1, 2016 |
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Health Care Reform
Washington, D.C. – In a unified effort to accelerate the discovery, development, and delivery of new treatments and cures for diseases, yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives and Alaska Congressman Don Young overwhelmingly passed the 21st Century Cures Act. The bipartisan, bicameral legislation – which passed the House by a vote of 392 to 26 – makes significant reforms, increases to funding, and advancements necessary to modernize the nation’s management of new healthcare innovations and ...
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House-Passed Bill Reauthorizes Vital Program for Small Rural Hospitals in Alaska and Across the Nation
Posted in Press Releases on June 10, 2016 |
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Washington, D.C. – Alaska Congressman Don Young took to the House floor this week in support of H.R. 5273, the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016, which contains a provision supporting seniors and healthcare providers in rural Alaska by providing a 5-year extension to a program utilized by hospitals in Juneau, Soldotna and Sitka – the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program (RCH). Congressman Young speaking in support of the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program (...
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Young Comments on Moda Health Plan’s Future in Alaska
Posted in Press Releases on January 28, 2016 |
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Washington, D.C. – Alaska Congressman Don Young today commented on the Alaska Division of Insurance announcement to limit Moda Health Plan’s business practices in Alaska: “Today’s announcement is meant to protect Alaskans from the failings of an individual insurance provider, but it also begs the question of the overall instability of our current healthcare system,” said Congressman Don Young. “With the departure of Aetna, Assurant Health and State Farm last year, Alaskans are now left with only...
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Congress Approves Legislation to Dismantle Provisions at Heart of Obamacare
Posted in Articles on January 6, 2016 |
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Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives and Alaska Congressman Don Young today approved H.R. 3762, the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015, a bill to repeal the most egregious provisions and taxes at the heart of the President’s healthcare law, including penalties for the individual and employer mandate. Congressman Young sharing his thoughts following the passage of H.R. 3762, the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 (click he...
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House Votes to Protect Seniors’ Access to Care by Eliminating Independent Payment Advisory Board
Posted in Press Releases on June 23, 2015 |
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Healthcare
Washington, D.C – Days after voting to repeal a portion of the President’s healthcare law that unduly raised taxes on medical devices, the House of Representatives and Alaska Congressman Don Young today passed legislation to further rein in Obamacare by eliminating the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). Congressman Young, a cosponsor of H.R. 1190, the Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act of 2015, says the vote to abolish the 15-member bureaucratic panel shows unity behind efforts t...
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House Votes to Repeal Medical Device Tax
Posted in Press Releases on June 18, 2015 |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alaska Congressman Don Young today issued the following statement after House passage of legislation to repeal the harmful medical device tax included in the President’s flawed healthcare law. H.R. 160, the Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015, passed by a vote of 280 to 140: "Today, I proudly voted to repeal one of the many egregious parts of the President’s healthcare overhaul that places an undue tax on medical device sales,” said Congressman Don Young. “Advocates can pre...
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Congressman Young Pushes for USCG Property Transfer in Tok, AK
Posted in Press Releases on April 28, 2015 |
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Native Health Care Issues
Washington, D.C. – Federal property in Tok, Alaska could become the permanent home to the regions’ only behavioral health clinic if legislation introduced by Alaskan Congressman Don Young becomes law. Introduced yesterday, H.R. 2038 would authorize the conveyance of U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) housing facilities, which are no longer of use to the USCG following the 2010 decommissioning of the LORAN Station Tok, to the Tanana Chiefs’ Conference (TCC). Congressman Young’s legislation comes following t...
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Congressman Young Makes Good on Secure Rural Schools Commitment in House Passed Medicare Fix
Posted in Press Releases on March 26, 2015 |
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Health Care Reform,
Education
Washington, D.C. – Months after Secure Rural Schools (SRS) reauthorization efforts failed in Congress, Alaskan Congressman Young made good on his commitment to find funding for the program so critical to forested communities across Alaska. The two year extension to the SRS program was included in H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, which provides patient-centered reforms to Medicare and updates the fundamentally flawed Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula, also known as th...
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Congressman Young Introduces Legislation to Prevent Sharing of Private Data on Healthcare.gov
Posted in Press Releases on February 2, 2015 |
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Washington, D.C. – In response to troubling reports that the government run website HealthCare.gov is sharing personal information with third party marketers, Alaskan Congressman Don Young has introduced H.R. 633, the Protecting Rights Online To Ensure Consumer Trust (PROTECT) Act, to permanently safeguard the private health histories and identifiable data of individuals submitting information through the federally-mandated health insurance exchange. “As this failed law continues to encroach on ...
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Young Commends First Week Efforts of America’s New Congress
Posted in Press Releases on January 9, 2015 |
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Energy Independence
Washington, D.C. - Alaskan Congressman Don Young today commended the first week efforts of America’s new Congress following key successes in the House aimed at providing relief for small businesses, creating jobs for the American people, assisting veterans, and working towards a more energy secure North America. “As we begin the 114th Congress, my House colleagues, our unified partners in the Senate, and I look to capitalize on the momentum we’ve built in recent months," said Congressman Young. ...
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