Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed his legislation, the Training, Education, and Community Help (TEACH) to Combat Addiction Act (H.R. 5261). Johnson introduced the legislation along with Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY). This bipartisan act provides for a competitive process to designate institutions that are leading the way in educating tomorrow’s health care professionals on substance use disorder (SUD), treatment, prevention and recovery as Centers of Excellence in Substance Use Disorder Education:
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Today, Congressmen Bill Johnson (R-OH) and Paul Tonko (D-NY) introduced the Training, Education, and Community Help (TEACH) to Combat Addiction Act, a bill that establishes a competitive process to designate institutions that are educating current and future health care professionals on substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, prevention, and recovery as Centers of Excellence in Substance Use Disorder Education:
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Sitting in the new Akron Children’s Hospital facility in Lisbon, U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson got to discuss a few of the concerns of those helping to provide health care for children in our rural area, which includes the long 6th District where Johnson serves.
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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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Amid all the national media noise alleging an unproductive Congress, the House did something substantial on Friday, November 3. My colleagues and I passed legislation that reauthorizes the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Community Health Centers (CHCs), and several other important public health programs - all while reducing deficits for future generations of Americans.
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Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration’s determination that certain payments under Obamacare have no valid appropriation:
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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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Representative Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) released the following statement after Anthem announced it was pulling out of the ObamaCare exchanges in Ohio, leaving Ohioans in least 18 counties without a health insurer offering coverage:
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