State Legislation and Regulation

State Legislation & Regulation and Transformational Health Care at Doctors for America works on all issues pertaining to health care at a state level including Medicaid Expansion. We want 4.45 million uninsured people to gain access to healthcare coverage by advocating that all 14 holdout states expand Medicaid. This action team functions as the "on the grounds" advocates for various state initiatives to expand access to care.

Action Items for Today

Congress Must Hold the Line and Pass the Reconciliation Package NOW

This is a decisive week in Congress, with the House poised to vote on several crucial pieces of legislation, including the Build Back Better reconciliation package. But as the week continues, rumors are circulating on Capitol Hill that plans may change – that Congress may wait to attempt to pass the budget reconciliation bill, or that healthcare provisions in the bill might be pared down.

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Congress Needs to Hear from You – NOW!

For years, our patients have been struggling due to the rising cost of prescription drugs. Even prior to the pandemic, 1 in 4 Americans reported difficulty affording their medicines, and things have only gotten worse as the pharmaceutical industry continues to raise drug prices. As members of Doctors for America, we are united in our commitment to advocacy to lower prescription drug costs and to create a health system in our country that is universal, simple, and affordable. And it is due to that commitment that we were troubled by the news last week that U.S. Representatives Scott Peters (CA-52), Kathleen Rice (NY-04), and Kurt Schrader (OR-05) voted against healthcare measures in the Build Back Better Plan that would allow Medicare to negotiate the prices of prescription drugs.

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Expand Medicare – Include Dental, Vision & Hearing

As members of Doctors for America, we are all committed to health for all, creating a health system in our country that is universal, simple, and affordable. The Senate Budget Resolution passed on August 9 and includes a number of major steps in that direction.

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