Press Releases
"Five years ago, the President spoke before Congress about his health care law and said ‘under our plan, no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions, and federal conscience laws will remain in place.' Like so many other things in the President's health care law, it turns out this statement is just another broken promise. Republicans and Democrats have come together for years, believing that taxpayer dollars should not fund elective abortion.
"Healthcare costs will increase if the FDA imposes an additional layer of regulations on laboratories developing diagnostic tests. We should be working to encourage innovation in diagnostic testing, rather than adding more regulations which will impose additional burdens and slow improvement of lab-developed tests. Better diagnosis means preventing or treating diseases sooner, while delivering higher quality health care at lower costs. The FDA's regulations will achieve the opposite. More regulations will not benefit the patient."
"When the President said, ‘if you like your plan, you can keep it,' that was deemed PolitiFact's Lie of the Year. Then, millions of Americans across the country in the individual market received cancellation notices; they felt the impacts of the broken promises of the President's health care law," Bilirakis said.
"Healthcare.gov has been plagued with errors since day one. Unfortunately, it is no surprise Healthcare.gov was hacked which potentially jeopardizes the personally identifiable information of Americans. I saw this coming, which is why I introduced H.R. 3795, the One Hour Notification (OH No) Act, in December of 2013," Bilirakis said.
"I have spent the past several years fighting for a new consolidated clinic in Pasco county. Our Veterans deserve the absolute best healthcare possible, and consolidation of the five VA clinics will enhance the accessibility to a centralized and convenient point of care," Bilirakis said. "Although the final decision on the location remains in the hands of the VA, I feel it is my duty to solicit opinions from Veterans and their families within our communities.
The first event, called "Patients and the Patient Perspective," is at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Bethany Center, 18150 Bethany Center Dr., Lutz. The roundtable will feature representatives from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, the Alpha-1 Foundation, the Parent Project for Muscular Dystrophy, the ALS Association's Florida chapter and two dysautonomia patient advocates.
Tuesday, August 19th, 2014
1:30 pm
The Bethany Center
21st Century Cures Roundtable: Patients and the Patient Perspectives
18150 Bethany Center Drive
Lutz, FL 33558
Friday, August 22nd, 2014
1:30 pm
The Bethany Center
ICYMI: Gus Bilirakis to Host Patient Care Round-tables in Lutz
U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., announced on Thursday that he will hold two round-table events in Lutz later this month to focus on better patient care. Bilirakis sits on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee.
"Whether through medical devices or medicine, treatments for patients suffering from chronic and rare diseases are driven by the three D's: discovery on the ground level through basic science; development into a practical, usable, and marketable product; and delivery to the patients, so that the treatment may be utilized effectively," said Bilirakis.
ICYMI: Working together (yes!), Congress tries to speed medicine approvals
My Aunt Ruth was a remarkable lady, active and strong well into her retirement years. Even when she was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, doctors told her not to worry. They told her it would take many years, if ever, before she would feel the full effects.
The doctors were wrong.