Lowering the Cost of Health Care
For over 25 years, I worked in Louisiana’s charity hospital system as a doctor treating the uninsured and underinsured. I learned that when the patient has the power, outcomes are better. Right now, laws intended to promote innovation and protect patient safety are being used to increase the cost of prescription drugs. I am working to increase price transparency and create more competition to lower health care costs and prescription drug prices.
Press
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07.31.19
Cassidy Announces $1.9 Million in HHS Grants to Improve Louisiana Health Care, Maternal Mortality
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07.01.19
Cassidy Presses for Access to Life-Saving Devices
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06.18.19
Cassidy Shares Own Experiences with Surprise Medical Bills, Provides Better Solution
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06.18.19
Ahead of HELP Hearing on Lowering Health Care Costs, Nearly Quarter of Senate Cosponsors STOP Surprise Medical Bills Act
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06.12.19
Cassidy in Stat News Oped: We Need to Prepare for the Next Generation of Health Care Treatments
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06.05.19
Cassidy, Murphy Introduce Measure to Strengthen Mental Health Parity Laws
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06.04.19
STOP Surprise Medical Bills Act Receives Positive Feedback from Groups Representing Patients, Providers, and Payers
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05.29.19
STOP Surprise Medical Bills Act Reaches 21 Senate Cosponsors
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05.23.19
Cassidy, Roberts, Smith Introduce Legislation to Lower Prescription Drug Costs
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05.22.19
Cassidy, Colleagues Introduce SOFA Act to Combat Opioid Epidemic
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05.22.19
Cassidy Named Chairman of Senate Paid Family Leave Working Group
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05.21.19
Cassidy, Bennet Introduce Legislation to End Gag Clauses Preventing Patients from Knowing Price of Health Procedures
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05.20.19
Momentum Gains for STOP Surprise Medical Bills Act as Senators Join Bill
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05.17.19
Cassidy, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Expedite Medicare Coverage for Americans with Huntington's Disease
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05.16.19
Bipartisan Senate Working Group Introduces Surprise Medical Billing Legislation
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05.09.19
Cassidy Meets with Trump to End Surprise Medical Billing
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05.02.19
Cassidy, Smith Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Cut Wasteful Health Care Costs
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04.11.19
Cassidy Introduces Package of Legislation to Lower Drug Prices
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04.10.19
Cassidy, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions
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04.02.19
Cassidy, Hassan, Kustoff, Kuster Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill Targeting Counterfeit Pill Makers
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03.29.19
Cassidy in Town Talk Oped: Opioid crisis must be met head on at all levels
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03.28.19
Cassidy Spokesman: Senator Cassidy has Never Stopped Working on Health Care
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03.22.19
Cassidy Announces $6 Million Grant to Combat Opioid Epidemic in Louisiana
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03.01.19
Cassidy, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help ALS Patients
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02.28.19
Cassidy, Durbin Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Leading Rehab Centers
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02.28.19
Cassidy, Carper, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Reduce Obesity
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02.26.19
WATCH: Cassidy Questions CEOs about Drug Costs, Highlights Need for Price to Better Reflect Value
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02.08.19
Cassidy, Kennedy Urge Trump Administration to Strengthen Medicare Advantage Program
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02.05.19
Bipartisan Group of Senators Seek Answers from Health Care Providers and Insurers on Surprise Medical Bills
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01.29.19
Cassidy, Warner Unveil Draft Legislation to Lower Drug Prices Through Innovative Payment Models
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01.09.19
WATCH: Cassidy on NFL Network: Steve Gleason Has Given People with ALS Hope
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10.30.18
WATCH: Cassidy Hosts Louisiana Mental Health Summit
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10.30.18
Cassidy Coauthors JAMA Article on ‘Truly Disruptive Approach to Improve Access and Reduce Long-Term Costs’ of Treating Hepatitis C
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10.24.18
WATCH: President Trump Signs Cassidy-Backed Legislation Targeting Opioid Crisis into Law
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10.23.18
NEXT WEEK: Cassidy Hosts Louisiana Mental Health Summit
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10.19.18
WATCH: Cassidy Joins National Academy of Medicine's Discussion on Affordable Drugs
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10.11.18
Cassidy, McCaskill Introduce Transparency Legislation Targeting Opioid Manufacturers’ Payments to Advocacy Groups
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10.09.18
Cassidy, Klobuchar Recognize 10th Anniversary of the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act
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09.26.18
Cassidy-Cosponsored Bills to Help Patients Save Money on Prescriptions Heads to President’s Desk
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09.19.18
Cassidy, Smith Introduce Legislation to Lower Wasteful Health Care Spending
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09.19.18
Cassidy, Murphy Introduce Resolution Recognizing National Suicide Prevention Month
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09.18.18
Cassidy, Bipartisan Colleagues Release Draft Legislation to End Surprise Medical Bills
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09.17.18
Senate Passes Second Cassidy-Cosponsored Bill to Help Patients Save Money on Prescriptions
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09.17.18
Senate Set to Pass Cassidy Legislation Targeting Opioid Crisis
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09.13.18
Cassidy: DC Swamp Killing Drug Price Transparency Measure Means Patients Lose Again
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09.05.18
Senate Unanimously Passes Cassidy-Cosponsored Legislation to Help Patients Save Money on Prescriptions
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08.22.18
Cassidy, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Synthetic Drug Awareness Act
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07.26.18
Cassidy, Hassan, Kustoff, Kuster Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill Targeting Counterfeit Pill Makers
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07.25.18
Health Committee Passes Cassidy-Cosponsored Bills to End Pharmacy Gag Clauses, Increase Access to Oral Health Care
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07.24.18
Cassidy, Colleagues Urge Administration to Lower Prescription Drug Costs
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07.20.18
Cassidy, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Streamline Additions to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
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07.13.18
Cassidy, Murphy Applaud New Drug Shortage Task Force Formed in Response to Their Request
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06.20.18
VIDEO: Cassidy Targets Health Providers' Abuse of 340B Program Intended to Help Patients
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06.18.18
Cassidy, Murphy, Colleagues Request FDA Take Action to Address Nationwide Drug Shortages
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06.18.18
Cassidy to Chair Senate HELP Committee Hearing on 340B Tomorrow
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06.07.18
Cassidy, Booker, Hirono, Scott Introduce Bill to Increase Access to Oral Health Care for Underserved Communities
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06.05.18
Cassidy: We Must Get Serious About Saving Medicare and Social Security from Bankruptcy
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05.29.18
Cassidy Responds to Ranking Member Murray
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05.29.18
Cassidy Unveils New Ideas to Make Health Care Affordable Again
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05.23.18
Cassidy, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Prevent and Combat Addiction
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05.17.18
Cassidy, Nelson, Cardin Introduce Legislation to Increase Access to Opioid Treatment
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05.11.18
Cassidy: President Trump’s Plan Will Lower Drug Prices
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04.24.18
Cassidy, Baldwin Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Stop the Flow of Illicit Opioids into the U.S. by Mail
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04.20.18
Cassidy, Murphy Lead Bipartisan Group of Senators in Requesting Funds to Fully Implement Their Mental Health Reform Act
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04.18.18
Bipartisan Senate Working Group on Health Care Price Transparency Receives Nearly 1,000 Pages of Feedback
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04.18.18
Cassidy Provisions Introduced as Part of Legislation to Ramp Up Opioid Crisis Response
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04.17.18
Cassidy, Murphy Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Save Lives of Overdose Survivors
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04.10.18
Town Talk: Cassidy’s Health Care Price Transparency Idea “Makes Sense”
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04.06.18
Cassidy Calls for Review of Federal Anti-Gang Strategy to Combat Opioid Epidemic
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03.20.18
Cassidy, Whitehouse Urge HHS to Focus on Improving How Americans Pay for Health Care
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03.19.18
VIDEO: Cassidy: Momentum is Building for Price Transparency in Health Care
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03.16.18
Cassidy, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Prohibit “Gag Clauses” That Cause Consumers to Pay Higher Prices for Prescription Drugs
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03.16.18
VIDEO: Cassidy: To Lower Health Care Costs, Give Patients the Power of Price Transparency
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03.16.18
Cassidy Urges Department of Education to Provide Guidance on Most Effective Anti-Opioid Addiction Education
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03.15.18
VIDEO: Cassidy Confronts Hospital, Pharmacy Representatives Over 340B Abuse
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03.07.18
Cassidy, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan School Safety, Mental Health Legislation
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03.06.18
VIDEO: Cassidy: VA Not Putting Organ Transplant Patients First
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03.01.18
Cassidy Leads Bipartisan Group of Senators in Launching Health Care Price Transparency Initiative
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02.28.18
Cassidy Introduces Legislation to Secure Veterans’ Access to Life-Saving Transplant Surgeries
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02.27.18
Cassidy, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Bolster Fight Against Opioid Epidemic
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02.26.18
Cassidy Introduces Legislation to Curb Overprescription of Opioids
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02.16.18
Cassidy, Hassan Seek Answers from DEA Regarding Synthetic Opioid Crackdown
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02.06.18
Cassidy, Colleagues Lead Bipartisan Push for Community Health Centers Funding
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01.25.18
Cassidy, Colleagues Encourage Action to Improve Drug Pricing Transparency in Medicare Part D
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01.20.18
Cassidy Votes to Fund Children’s Health Insurance, Continue National Flood Insurance Program, Support the Troops, Keep Government Running
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01.19.18
VIDEO: Cassidy: Democrats are Putting Illegal Immigration Over Children’s Health Insurance
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01.16.18
Cassidy Introduces Legislation to Increase Accountability in 340B Program, Ensure Drug Discounts are Passed on to Patients
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12.12.17
VIDEO: Cassidy Discusses Effects of Drug Price Control on Finding Cure for Alzheimer’s
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12.07.17
VIDEO: Cassidy Urges NIH Director to Make Fighting the Opioid Epidemic a Priority
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12.07.17
Cassidy, Cornyn, Toomey Introduce Bill to Prioritize Medicaid Patients Over Lottery Winners
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12.01.17
Veterans Committee Passes Bill to Improve Veterans Healthcare Services
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11.21.17
President Trump Signs Cassidy’s Emergency Medications Bill into Law
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10.26.17
Cassidy Announces Senate Passage of Bipartisan Emergency Medical Services Bill
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10.19.17
GRAHAM AND CASSIDY ISSUE STATEMENT ON ALEXANDER MURRAY HEALTH CARE DEAL
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10.19.17
Cassidy Files Health Care Amendments With GOP Congressional Budget Resolution and Tax Reform
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10.17.17
Cassidy Comments on Alexander-Murray Deal
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10.12.17
Cassidy Commends Trump EO on Health Care
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09.29.17
Joint Statement from Graham, Cassidy on White House Meeting
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09.26.17
Joint Statement from Graham, Cassidy, Heller & Johnson
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09.25.17
Media Advisory: Cassidy Participates in Senate Finance Committee Hearing on GCHJ
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09.25.17
Updated Text and State-by-State Numbers Released for GCHJ
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09.19.17
15 Governors Sign Letter in Support of GCHJ
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09.14.17
CASSIDY, GRAHAM TO SPEAK ON SENATE FLOOR ON HEALTH CARE REFORM
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09.13.17
SENATORS INTRODUCE GRAHAM-CASSIDY-HELLER-JOHNSON
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09.12.17
Media Advisory: SENATORS TO INTRODUCE GRAHAM-CASSIDY-HELLER-JOHNSON
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09.06.17
ICYMI: Conway Confirms Trump Will Sign Graham-Cassidy
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08.04.17
Cassidy Congratulates First Asst. Sec. for Mental Health and Substance Abuse
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08.01.17
Cassidy, Kennedy Introduce Bill to Address Mismanaged Red Snapper Fisheries
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07.31.17
Cassidy Meets with White House, Sec. Price and Governors on Health Care
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07.25.17
Cassidy Releases Statement Following Motion to Proceed Vote
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07.21.17
Cassidy, Graham Discuss Health Care Proposal with Republican Governors
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07.13.17
Cassidy, Graham Announce Amendment to the BCRA
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07.11.17
Cassidy Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Help Americans Plan for Debilitating Illness or Condition
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06.22.17
Cassidy Comments on Release of Senate Health Care Legislation
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06.21.17
Cassidy Comments on Lack of Bipartisanship in Health Care Reform
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06.06.17
Cassidy Speaks on Conservative Health Care Solutions Everyone Can Get Behind
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05.26.17
Cassidy Introduces Bill to Improve Veteran’s Access to Timely and Quality Care
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05.26.17
Cassidy Explains Plan to Maintain Health Coverage and Lower Premiums
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05.24.17
Cassidy Comments on Latest ACHA CBO Score
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05.23.17
Cassidy Speaks on the Importance of Taking Action to Reduce Premiums
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05.16.17
Cassidy Calls on Democrats to Engage in Health Care Discussion
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05.16.17
Cassidy, Klobuchar, Mcmorris Rodgers, Larson Introduce Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act
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05.12.17
ICYMI: Cassidy Explains #KimmelTest
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05.09.17
Cassidy Speaks on Health Care Reform, Kimmel Test, Cassidy-Collins Plan
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05.09.17
Cassidy, Bipartisan Group Calls for Hearing on Rising Drug Spending
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05.04.17
Cassidy Comments on the Passage of AHCA in the House of Representatives
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04.05.17
Cassidy, Carper Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Help Reduce Obesity
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03.30.17
In The News: Cassidy-Collins Provides Next Step on Health Care
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03.29.17
Senate Republicans Highlight Progress, Preferred Policy Changes to Medicare Advantage
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03.24.17
Cassidy Releases Statement on AHCA, Cassidy-Collins Plan Best Option
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03.24.17
Sens. Peters, Cassidy, Boozman, Franken and Reps. Polis & Reed Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Make College More Affordable & Accesable
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03.06.17
Cassidy Reintroduces Medicaid Accountability and Care (MAC) Act
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01.25.17
Patient Freedom Act Gains Support in Senate
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01.23.17
Cassidy, Collins Release Legislative Text for Obamacare Replacement Plan
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01.23.17
Sens. Cassidy, Collins to Speak on Senate Floor to Urge Colleagues to Support Their Obamacare Replacement Bill
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01.23.17
Cassidy, Collins, Capito, Isakson Introduce Comprehensive Obamacare Replacement Plan
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01.23.17
Media Advisory: Cassidy, Collins to Announce Obamacare Replacement Bill
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01.09.17
ICYMI: Cassidy Explains Medicaid Reform Included in Obamacare Replacement Plan
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01.05.17
ICYMI: Cassidy Provides Obamacare Replacement Plan
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12.13.16
Landmark Mental Health Legislation Signed into Law
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12.07.16
Senate Passes Landmark Mental Health Reform, New Funding for Opioid Crisis
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11.30.16
ICYMI: Cassidy Speaks on Mental Health Reforms in 21st Century Cures Act of 2016
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11.25.16
Cassidy Announces Inclusion of Mental Health Reform to the 21st Century Cures Package
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09.07.16
ICYMI: Cassidy Speaks on World’s Greatest Health Care Plan
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07.15.16
Cassidy, Schatz, Rubio, Durbin, Nelson Introduce The Public Health Emergency Response and Accountability Act
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07.12.16
ICYMI: Cassidy Speaks on Combatting Zika
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07.06.16
US House of Representatives Passes Mental Health Reform Bill—Cassidy and Murphy call on US Senate to Act
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06.23.16
Media Advisory: Press Call with Senators Cassidy and Schatz on Legislation to Address Public Health Emergencies Like Zika
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05.25.16
MEDIA ADVISORY: Cassidy, Murphy Host Senate Mental Health Summit Tomorrow
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05.23.16
In the News: Cassidy-Sessions World’s Greatest Healthcare Bill
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05.20.16
Media Advisory: Background Briefing and Press Conference with Senator Bill Cassidy and Representative Pete Sessions on Healthcare Bill
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05.19.16
Cassidy, Murphy, Alexander, Murray Introduce Resolution Recognizing Mental Health Month
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05.17.16
Cassidy Comments on Zika Emergency Funding
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05.17.16
MEDIA ADVISORY: Cassidy, Murphy Announce Senate Mental Health Summit
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05.04.16
Cassidy, Murphy Mark Mental Health Month, Call For Congressional Action
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03.16.16
Senate Health Committee Passes Cassidy’s Mental Health Reform Act
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03.07.16
Cassidy, Murphy, Alexander, Murray Introduce Plan to Address Mental Health Crisis in America
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02.09.16
Senate HELP Committee Moves Cassidy’s Bipartisan Health IT Bill
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01.14.16
Cassidy Comments on Louisiana’s Medicaid Expansion
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12.03.15
Cassidy Shares Stories of Obamacare's Impact on Louisiana
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11.04.15
ICYMI - Cassidy: Louisiana should not take Obamacare's Medicaid expansion, and instead should look for better ways for health care
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10.29.15
ICYMI: Sens. Cassidy-Murphy Op-Ed: Mental Health Reform Act of 2015
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10.28.15
Cassidy, Murphy to Hold Press Call Following Senate Hearing on Mental Health
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10.21.15
Cassidy: The Time For Mental Health Reform Is Now
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10.21.15
Cassidy Remarks on Mental Health
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10.09.15
Cassidy, Murphy Introduce Resolution Designating October 10th As "World Mental Health Day"
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10.06.15
Cassidy, Whitehouse Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Health IT Systems
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08.05.15
ICYMI: Cassidy, Murphy Discuss Mental Health Care Reform on MSNBC’s Morning Joe
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08.04.15
Cassidy, Murphy Introduce Mental Health Reform Act
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07.14.15
ICYMI: Let Patients Have The Power, Not Bureaucrats
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06.16.15
Cassidy Chairs HELP Committee Hearing on Improving Electronic Health Records
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06.10.15
Cassidy to Chair HELP Committee Hearing on Improving Electronic Health Records for Physicians
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06.09.15
Cassidy Introduces Obamacare Replacement Plan: The Patient Freedom Act is a Conservative Response to King v. Burwell
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06.02.15
Cassidy Statement on Obamacare Rate Increases
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05.20.15
ICYMI: Cassidy Obamacare Replacement Plan Gaining Momentum
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05.20.15
Amid the Ruins of Obamacare
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05.15.15
ICYMI- The Hill: Top Republican drafts bill to replace ObamaCare
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05.13.15
ICYMI- WSJ: Sen. Cassidy Maps a Plan to Overhaul Obamacare
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04.16.15
Cassidy, Gillibrand Improve Access to Care for Huntington’s Disease Patients
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03.27.15
Cassidy, Murphy Add Comprehensive Mental Health Reform In Senate Budget
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03.26.15
Cassidy Pushes for Energy, Medicaid Amendments
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03.24.15
Cassidy Joins Fellow Freshmen Senators on 5th Anniversary of Obamacare
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03.18.15
Cassidy, Alexander, Roe Push To Protect Millions of Workers From Losing Health Care Plans
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03.04.15
ICYMI: Cassidy Discusses King v. Burwell, Obamacare on Fox And Friends
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02.12.15
A Better Vision of Healthcare
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02.04.15
Cassidy, Rubio: No Obamacare Insurance Company Bailout
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01.29.15
Cassidy Announces Appropriations, HELP Subcommittees
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01.12.15
Cassidy Begins Health Care Agenda Rollout