Bacon, Bera, & Colleagues Introduce Bill to Expand Access to General Surgery in Underserved Communities Bipartisan legislation directs the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to study and designate general surgery shortage areas WASHINGTON – Reps. Don Bacon (NE-02), Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Scott Peters (CA-50), and John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13) introduced… Read more »

Bacon Co-leads Bipartisan Action to Prevent ACA Premium Spikes and Protect Affordable Healthcare Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act delivers a practical, passable solution to avert year-end crisis WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Don Bacon (NE-02) joined Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Tom Suozzi (NY-02), Jared Golden (ME-02), Rob Bresnahan… Read more »

Bacon, Suozzi, Hurd, Gottheimer Introduce Bill to Avert Healthcare Affordability Crisis: The Bipartisan HOPE Act Washington – Today, Congressmen Don Bacon (R-NE), Tom Suozzi (D-NY), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), and Jeff Hurd (R-CO) co-led the introduction of the Bipartisan Healthcare Optimization, Protection, and Extension (HOPE) Act. This bill would address the healthcare… Read more »

Suozzi, Bacon pitch ACA subsidies extension: ‘It will save people thousands and thousands of dollars’ Reps. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) and Don Bacon (R-Neb.) on Sunday pitched why their bipartisan Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies extension proposal is necessary before the end-of-year expiration date. Their plan, formed with lawmakers from both parties, would extend the… Read more »

Bacon, Suozzi, Hurd, Gottheimer Release Bipartisan Principles to Temporarily Extend and Reform Affordable Care Act Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Washington – Today, Representatives Don Bacon (R-NE-02), Tom Suozzi (D-NY-03), Jeff Hurd (R-CO-03) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05) released a statement of principles for lowering health care costs and temporarily extending and reforming… Read more »

Lawmakers revive bipartisan bill to ban asbestos While EPA’s approach to asbestos remains in flux, advocates are hoping this will be the year to get a congressional ban on the cancer-causing substances across the finish line. Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska joined Rep. Suzanne Bonamici and Sen. Jeff Merkley, both Oregon Democrats, in reupping the “Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now… Read more »

Bacon, Flood Introduce Bill to Support College Students' Access to Mental Health Care WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Don Bacon (NE), joined by Mike Flood (NE) and Rep. Zach Nunn (IA), introduced the “College Students Continuation of Mental Health Care Act.” “College can be stressful for many students as they experience being away from their… Read more »

Bacon and Nadler Reintroduce Legislation to Protect Organ Donors Washington – Today, Representatives Don Bacon (NE-02) and Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) reintroduced the Living Donor Protection Act bill package to protect the rights of living organ donors. The Living Donor Protection Act is introduced as a two-bill package in the House, H.R. 4583,… Read more »

Dear friend, There has been a lot of misinformation about Medicaid out there and I want to provide updated estimates of the impacts of adjustments to Medicaid policies in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB), from the Congressional BudgetOffice(CBO). Liberals are trying to scare the American people by using misleading… Read more »

Bacon Leads Bipartisan Bill to Help Postpartum Women Washington – Today, Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) alongside Rep. Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), reintroduced H.R. 4074, the Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act. This legislation seeks to improve maternal postpartum health by directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on the coverage… Read more »