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Endorsed Legislation

2019 Endorsed Legislation

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Topic

HR2781 Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Graduate Medical Education (GME)
HR1682/S753 Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act Surprise billing
HR3107 Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act Prior Authorization
HR3302 Keep Physicians Serving Patients Act GPCI
HR3030 PCORI Reauthorization Research funding
HR2550 Prevent BLEEDing Act of 2019 Bleeding control 
HR3700/S2106 Prohibit Smoking in VA Facilities Act Tobacco
HR4086 Protection for Veterans’ Burn Pit Exposure Act  Veterans
HR1554 Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act GME
HR1763/S348 Resident Physicians Shortage Reduction Act GME
HR2339 Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act Tobacco
HR1498/S655 Stopping Appealing Flavors in E-Cigarettes for Kids Act Tobacco
HR2411/S1258 Tobacco to 21 Act Tobacco
S1541 Tobacco-Free Youth Act Tobacco
HR2862 Vaccine Awareness Campaign to Champion Immunization Nationally and Enhance Safety (VACCINES) Act Vaccines
HR2222 Women & Lung Cancer Research & Preventive Services Act Lung Cancer

 

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