Health Care
Congressman Yarmuth believes we have a moral obligation as a nation to ensure every citizen has access to quality, affordable health care. With 47 million Americans uninsured and millions more underinsured, the situation is in crisis by any standard.
Congressman Yarmuth cosponsored SCHIP legislation that will provide health insurance to ten million American children, including 50,000 right here in Kentucky. This helped earn him a 100 percent rating from the Children's Defense Fund Action Council along with the distinction "Best Representative for Kids."
Congressman Yarmuth supported legislation to stop new Medicaid regulations that would deny medical rehabilitation, transportation, and case management services to millions of Americans and cost Kentucky more than a billion dollars over five years. He also supported legislation that will stop harmful payment cuts to doctors and other health care providers.
In the world's greatest nation, healthcare should be a right for everyone not a privilege for a few, and Congressman Yarmuth is working diligently to make that a reality.
Since his re-election, Congressman Yarmuth has held discussions with Louisvillians from the following organizations and businesses and/or held the following events:
5 Tele-Town Hall meetings in which every household in Louisville was called and invited to join a live phone meeting with the Congressman.
Ambulatory Surgical Center
American Association of Diabetes Educators
American Association for Homecare
American Association of Preferred Providers
American Association of Retired People
American College of Physicians
American Pharmacy Services Corporation
American Physical Therapy Association
Americorps/VISTA
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
Association for Advanced Life Underwriting
Baptist East Town Hall
Baptist East Radiology Department
Central High School District-wide Public Town Hall (Entire Audio) (Excerpt)
Coca Cola Plant Town Hall
Communications Workers of America
Concerned Families of Hazlewood
Family and Children’s Place
Fern Creek Chamber of Commerce
Greater Louisville, Inc.
Greater Louisville Association of Health Underwriters
Greater Louisville Medical Society
Healthcare Advisory Group
Health Enterprises Network
Healthcare Excel of Kentucky
Healthcare Groups Meeting
Humana
Jefferson County Farm Bureau
Jewish Hospital
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
Kentucky Association of Adult Day Centers
Kentucky Association of Chiropractors
Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities
Kentucky Hospital Association
Kentucky Nurses Association
Kentucky Optometric Association
Kentuckians for Single Payer Health Care
Kentucky Realtors
Kindred Healthcare
Louisville Bar - Young Lawyers Division
Louisville Forum
Louisville Urban League Young Professionals
Medical Center Cardiologists
Mental Health America of Kentucky
Metro Democratic Club
National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
National League for Nursing
North American Brain Tumor Coalition
One Voice Against Cancer
Patient Advocate Foundation
Rick Blackwell’s District 12 Monthly Dialogue
SEIU
Shively Business Association
Small Business Owners Roundtable
Veterans Discussion with Chairman Filner
WFPL Radio Town Hall – State of Affairs
WHAS Radio Town Hall – The Francene Show
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