Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) released the following statement regarding H.R. 4841, the Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act, which is designed to improve access for Medicare beneficiaries. The bill was introduced by Reps. Johnson, David Schweikert (R-AZ), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), and Mike Thompson (D-CA):
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Today, Energy & Commerce Telehealth Working Group members Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Congressman Bill Johnson (R-OH) introduced the Evidence-Based Telehealth Expansion Act of 2017, which would encourage the use of telemedicine in the Medicare program:
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Earlier today, Congressman Johnson voted for the Bipartisan Budget Act (H.R. 1314) to ensure that America does not go into default on our financial obligations, and to begin making structural reforms to preserve Social Security and undo Obamacare. The bill was approved by the House of Representatives in a bipartisan vote of 266-167:
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U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Marietta, met privately Tuesday afternoon with two elected officials to encourage more local accountability for the Jefferson Metropolitan Housing Authority.
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Washington Times Published February 18, 2014 By: Bill Johnson One of the most troubling aspects of President Obama’s takeover of health care is the more than $200 billion in cuts that Obamacare is taking from the Medicare Advantage (MA) program – a program that over 15 million seniors and individuals with disabilities have chosen to enroll in across the United States. As of January 2014, Ohio had over 763,797 enrollees in the MA program and roughly 38,766 of those enrollees reside in Eastern and...
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Congressman Bill Johnson was presented this week with the “Summer 2013 Champion of Seniors Award" by The Grange, a national, nonpartisan grassroots organization that advocates on behalf of America's rural seniors.
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Staff from the Area Agency on Aging District 7 (AAA7) recently visited with US Congressman Bill Johnson while he was traveling and visiting throughout the district.
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The Fiscal Cliff: Washington’s Spending Problem As America nears what many are calling the “fiscal cliff”, I believe it’s important to understand what the fiscal cliff is, how we got here, how we can avoid going off of it, and if we go off the cliff, what that will mean to families and small businesses already struggling to make ends meet in this fragile economy. The fiscal cliff is the combination of the biggest tax hike on the American people in our nation’s history, and sweeping, indiscrimina...
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