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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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Chambersburg, PA Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13) issued the following statement applauding the new partnership between Letterkenny Army Depot and WellSpan Health to produce critical personal protective equipment (PPE) to supply our region's health care facilities during the coronavirus outbreak.
Somerset, PA Today Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13) announced that the Somerset County Commission has received a $1,000,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). This funding will expand the Twin Lakes Center's drug and alcohol treatment and rehabilitation services, increasing the number of beds at the Center and expanding the availability of professional support services.
Somerset, PA Today Congressmen John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13) and Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14) released the following statement on the Office of National Drug Control Policy's (ONDCP) designation of Westmoreland County in the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program, which will provide new opportunities and resources to combat drug trafficking and abuse in western Pennsylvania.
andndash; Today, Reps. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN), Andy Harris, M.D. (R-MD), Ralph Abraham, M.D. (R-LA), Scott DesJarlais, M.D. (R-TN), Neal Dunn, M.D. (R- FL), John Joyce, M.D. (R-PA), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS), Drew Ferguson, D.M.D. (R-GA) and Brad Wenstrup D.P.M. (R-OH) released the following statements after sending a letter to the Trump administration on ending surprise billing:
Congressman John Joyce (PA-13) and Congressman Anthony Brindisi (D-NY) this week led a bipartisan letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner (FDA) Scott Gottlieb encouraging the agency to continue enforcing regulations regarding the proper labeling of dairy products.
Congressman John Joyce (PA-13) this week, along with 302 of his colleagues from both sides of the aisle, signed on to a letter urging Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administrator Seema Verma to protect access to healthcare for seniors by continuing the Medicare Advantage program.
Congressman John Joyce (PA-13) today announced that he will cosponsor legislation this week to repeal the 2.3 percent medical device tax before it is reinstated for the 2020 calendar year. The tax, which was first implemented in 2013 as an effort to help fund the subsidies in the Affordable Care Act, applies to the price of medical devices large and small, including anything from MRI machines to surgical gloves. Lawmakers of both parties have voted multiple times since 2015 to temporarily halt the tax due to the problems it has caused patients and providers in the healthcare industry.
Congressman John Joyce (PA-13) today blasted Speaker Nancy Pelosi for playing politics with three bipartisan prescription drug pricing reforms, as she refused to hold individual votes on the measures. Legislation to lower prescription drug prices such as H.R. 965, the CREATES Act; H.R.
Congressman John Joyce (PA-13) today in The Hill published an op-ed outlining the problems with the new House Democrat Medicare-for-All bill, urging his colleagues across the aisle to instead to come to the table to discuss realistic bipartisan proposals to lower healthcare costs and strengthen the doctor patient relationship. Some highlights from the op-ed can be found below.
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Let's get realistic about curing our health care system
Rep. John Joyce
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It's a Friday afternoon at Penn State Mont Alto and a woman is in labor. The nursing lab has a human birthing center with a life-like simulator. The students with the help of staff are able to deliver the baby. Congressman Dr. John Joyce was amazed at what he saw.
"We actually saw a simulation of a birth with students, with nursing students who were there. These types of activities are what education needs to be about today," said Dr. Joyce.