Health Care

Expanding and ensuring access to quality, affordable health care is a top priority for me. I am committed to strengthening and improving the Affordable Care Act (ACA), bringing down the costs of prescription drugs including insulin, and increasing the public health workforce.

It is my firm belief that access to healthcare is not a privilege, but a right.  I am a co-sponsor of Medicare for All, and I fought repeatedly during the Trump administration against continued Republican attempts to undermine access to care and deny Americans the healthcare coverage they need and deserve.

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Rush Reintroduces Bill Requiring Drug Companies to Properly Label Products that Present an Increased Risk of Suicide or Depression

Sep 19, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) reintroduced an important piece of legislation that would require drug companies to properly label products that present an increased risk of suicide or depression as a side effect.

The Depression Effect Labeling Awareness Act of 2019 (H.R. 4404) was originally introduced last year by Rep. Rush and would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that the label of drugs with an increased risk of suicide or depression present such increased risk prominently.

Rush Votes in Support of House Spending Bill, Secures Robust Funding for Community Health Centers, National Flood Insurance Program

Sep 19, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) voted in support of the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2020 and the Health Extenders Act of 2019, which will, among other things, extend the Community Health Centers Fund and the National Flood Insurance Program through Nov. 21, 2019. The bill passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 301-to-123.

Congressman Bobby L. Rush and Congresswoman Katie Porter Call on Secretary Azar to examine the Rapid Explosion of Dialysis Centers in Poorer, Minority Communities

Sep 6, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representatives Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) and Katie Porter (D-Cal.) sent  a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma, calling on the Administration to consider the impact of both current and future policies on vulnerable populations receiving dialysis treatment. Representatives Rush and Porter are particularly concerned with the rapid explosion of dialysis centers in poorer, largely minority, communities.

Rush, Peters Introduce Bill to Expand Access to Precision Diagnostics

Jul 16, 2019 Press Release
Today, U.S. Representatives Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.), Scott Peters (D-Calif.), and George Holding (R-N.C.) introduced the bipartisan Medicare Diagnostic Radiopharmaceutical Payment Equity Act of 2019. This bill expands patient access to highly-targeted, precision diagnostics that result in more accurate diagnoses and treatment of diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, so patients can get the right treatment faster.

Rush, McMorris Rodgers Introduce Legislation to Increase Diversity in Healthcare Workforce

Jul 9, 2019 Press Release
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Representatives Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R Wash.) introduced H.R. 3637, the Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act. This bill would provide funding for colleges and universities to make physical therapy, occupational therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology programs more accessible to underrepresented communities, including those who are racial or ethnic minorities or from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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