Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-21) and Rep. Bill Keating (MA-09) re-introduced the Fighting Medicare Fraud Act of 2018 to combat fraud and abuse in the Medicare program, which costs taxpayers billions every year and jeopardizes the health and well-being of seniors and those with disabilities.
“Medicare is health care for our seniors. Because of our large retirement… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement after voting against latest attempts by Republicans to pass a massive tax scam:
“The Republicans moved forward tonight with a tax scam that will raise taxes on middle-class families across this country and lead to severe cuts in Medicare, Social Security, and Medicaid. If the Republicans get their… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement after voting against the Republican reauthorization of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), a successful 20-year old program that provides health insurance to low-income children.
“Republicans are playing deadly politics with a program that keeps nine million low-income children and… Read more »
America’s opioid crisis is out of control. Overdoses claim 33,000 lives every year. Nearly half of them involve a prescription opioid. Sarah Karlin-Smith, health care reporter for POLITICO, explains the opioid crisis.
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WEST PALM BEACH, FL -- Today Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement in response to President Trump declaring the opioid crisis a public health emergency:
"President Trump's opioid announcement is all show, no money. Nearly 50,000 Americans died in 2016 from opioid or heroin overdoses and the number of overdose deaths has quadrupled since 2000. The… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued a statement following President Trump’s recent actions to sabotage the Affordable Care Act:
“President Trump has become a one-man wrecking ball of the American health care system, taking actions that will cause millions of people to lose affordable access to their medical care. His most recent directive eliminating… Read more »
West Palm Beach, FL – Today Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21) made the following statement after the Trump Administration issued rules allowing employers, schools, and insurers to deny birth control coverage on "moral" grounds. This action undermines the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that all insurance plans must cover birth control with no copay.
“Here we go again,… Read more »
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement in response to the latest version of Trumpcare introduced in the Senate.
“Here we go again! Republicans are trying to ram another bill thru the Senate that is the worst we've seen, making it harder for millions of Americans to access affordable, quality health care. It guts key protections… Read more »
West Palm Beach, FL – Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21) released the following statement in reaction to the Trump Administration’s decision to end Affordable Care Act education and outreach contracts in 18 cities, including three in Florida.
“This action will make it more difficult for consumers to find the best insurance under the Affordable Care Act. This is a cruel and deadly move… Read more »
Written by: Charles Elmore, Palm Beach Post
Congress’s GOP majority risks “political suicide” either by dismantling Obamacare or failing to replace it, partisans on opposing sides have claimed in the heat of the toughest legislative tangle of the Trump administration.
Forgive Amanda Kopacz of Boynton Beach for concentrating more on her daughter, who attempted actual suicide last… Read more »
