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As a doctor who practiced medicine in Pennsylvania for over 25 years, Dr. Joyce came to Congress to improve Pennsylvanians' access to quality and affordable health care. From protecting Medicare and investing in American medical innovation to combating the drug crisis and strengthening the pipeline of doctors entering our community through his Homegrown Health Care Initiative, Dr. Joyce is fighting every day to make our health care system work better for American patients.
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Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will hold a legislative hearing titled Examining Legislative Proposals to Reform Medicare Provider Payment and Bolster Health Care Cybersecurity. The hearing will examine Congressman John Joyce, M.D.’s Patients First Act of 2026 (H.R. 9693).
Title I – Strengthening Reimbursement and Patient Access
The Patients First Act has received support from the following stakeholders:
Accountable for Health
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Academy of Neurology
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
American College of Gastroenterology
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
In 2015, Congress passed the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA). The goal was simple: pay doctors based on the quality of care, not the quantity of services, provided. While this sounds good in theory, that has not been the case in reality.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13) presented Ray and Deb Cullen of Shippensburg with an official copy of the final legislative text of the HALT Fentanyl Act, signed into law by President Trump on July 16, 2025.
Ray and Deb Cullen are tireless advocates who have been fighting the fentanyl crisis since the tragic loss of their son Zachary to fentanyl poisoning. The Cullens have testified twice before Congress on the dangers of illicit fentanyl.