WASHINGTON – Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and Chairman of the Health Subcommittee, led a bicameral letter urging the Biden administration to withdraw guidance that would, according to critics, weaken American innovation and harm entrepreneurs and start-ups. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) joined in sending the letter.
On May 23, 2024, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and Chairman of the Health Subcommittee, along with Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI), announced the formation of the bipartisan Congressional Preventive Health and Wellness Caucus. The caucus aims to address the growing obesity epidemic in the United States and promote policy-centric solutions. The group's focus areas include prevention, Medical Research and Innovation (MRI), Food as Medicine (FAM), exercise, health disparities, coverage, stigma, obesity’s impact on military...
Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and Chairman of the Health Subcommittee, along with Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), led a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra on May 15, 2024. The letter detailed concerns that the current recoupment period does not adequately reflect the harsh realities providers have faced in the wake of the Change Healthcare cyberattack.