WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Doug Jones (D-Ala.) introduced the Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act today to improve college students’ access to available...
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy Files Legislation To Tackle Problem Of Out-Of-Network Medical Bills
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today filed the Medical Billing Fairness Act to discourage health care facilities from using out-of-network providers and saddling patients...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Announces $6 Million Grant to Fight Opioid Abuse in Louisiana
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) announced today a $6.1 million grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to combat the opioid crisis in Louisiana.These grants are part...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Introduces Legislation to Provide Patients with Savings at the Pharmacy Counter
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) introduced the Phair Pricing Act of 2019 to lower the costs of pharmaceutical drugs covered under Medicare Part D by ensuring that pharmacy benefit...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Rep. Ralph Abraham, M.D. (R-La.) File Legislation to Reduce Fraud in Government Assistance Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) introduced the Income Verification Act to reduce fraud in taxpayer-funded government assistance programs by requiring states to use federal tax...
Sen. Kennedy (R-La.) Announces $8 Million In Grants For Louisiana Health Centers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies subcommittee, announced today that the Department of Health...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Announces $2.27 Million in Grants for Louisiana Community Health Centers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Appropriations Committee, announced $2.27 million in grants today for community health centers in the cities of Shreveport,...