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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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Title I – Strengthening Reimbursement and Patient Access
The Patients First Act has received support from the following stakeholders:
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Academy of Neurology
American College of Physicians
American College of Rheumatology
American Society of Anesthesiology
American Urological Association
Association for Clinical Oncology
National Partnership for Women and Families
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.
Washington, D.C. – This week, Representative John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), and Representative Deborah Ross (NC-02) introduced the Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act. This legislation would create a student loan repayment program for specialty physicians who practice in rural areas.