WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Jeff Denham (CA-10) and David Valadao (CA-21) today introduced H.R. 2779, the “Assessing Critical Care Efforts to Strengthen Services Act” (ACCESS Act), a bill to field-test the best Medicaid reimbursement strategies, with the goal of incentivizing more physicians to operate in areas with a high population of Medicaid enrollees, like California’s Central Valley. “While the American Health Care Act addresses the issue of rising premiums to stabilize our nation’s ...
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In early May, Congressman Jeff Denham voted to pass the American Health Care Act — but hesitantly. He cited concerns that the bill doesn’t quite do enough to ensure that the Valley’s issue with physician access is addressed, and promised that he would soon introduce legislation which would tackle the 10th congressional district’s unique healthcare needs. On Tuesday, Denham unveiled his plan to draw more doctors to the area. Along with 21st congressional district Congressman David Valadao, Denham...
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WASHINGTON — In case you missed it, U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) posted a new Morning Mailbag on his official Facebook page and YouTube channel addressing a constituent question about members of Congress and staff being exempt from coverage under the American Health Care Act (AHCA). H.R. 2192, a bill to prevent this from happening, passed unanimously in the House just before the AHCA vote last week. Click here to watch the full video. For more information on Rep. Denham’s position on the AH...
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Gov. Jerry Brown is coming under increasing fire from all sides for ‘stealing’ $1.2 Billion of the cigarette tax money—raised from Proposition 56—and diverting it into the state’s General Fund. ... On Thursday, Republican Congressmen David Valadao (R-Hanford) and Jeff Denham (R-Turlock)—both from the Central Valley hard hit by the drought where a significant majority are dependent on MediCal— jointly released the following statement: “At the cost of families in rural California, Governor Brown h...
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“At the cost of families in rural California, Governor Brown has prioritized access to healthcare for those living in urban areas and along the coast over those most in need in the Central Valley. If he truly cared about ensuring all Californians had access to healthcare, he would work to improve Medicaid reimbursement rates for the most prosperous state in the nation. Governor Brown worsened the problem when he went against the wish of California voters and stole the $1.2 billion from prop 56.”...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) today issued a statement following House passage of H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act: “The American Health Care Act, as amended, is a good first step toward putting control over personal healthcare choices back into the hands of individuals – not the federal government – while ensuring important protections remain in place for those with pre-existing conditions and in high risk pools. “While coverage in the Valley has expanded – and...
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The congressman who represents Tracy believes any new health care plan should ensure that doctors get paid for seeing patients on Medi-Cal. ... “We are 48th out of 50 in the country that reimburses our doctors. So why would doctors ever take Medi-Cal patients if they are going to lose money in the process?” Denham asked. ... “What I am fighting for in this (health care) bill, before I am a ‘yes’ vote on it, I need to see a program that will — from a federal perspective — bring in more money for ...
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