Will there be effective policy-making or will it devolve into stump speeches meant to appeal to the voting base back home?

Healthcare workers and patients alike need to feel confident that hospitals are places where illness is treated and pain is lessened, not where people should be fearful.

Adopting a gold card policy would allow our healthcare system to transition toward one based on value and quality rather than volume.

With transformative resources for the CDC, our legislation bolsters public health capacity nationwide and ensures state and local governments can best serve the needs of their communities.

If we are going to make this type of care available to more Medicare beneficiaries, we need to make sure there are incentives and protections that encourage participation.

Prior authorization can lead to serious and harmful delays in care, and it is often cited as one of the leading administrative burdens in medicine today.

We are missing out on opportunities to decrease inequities and the chance to improve health science overall.

We must close the long-standing gap in Medicaid coverage. This will not only provide millions with immediate health coverage, but also close some of the deepest racial fault lines in our system.

Enhancing and empowering the physician-patient relationship is better for our health, as individuals and as a nation. It can be done.

The Inflation Reduction Act brings affordable insulin within reach for seniors enrolled in Medicare by capping the out-of-pocket cost at $35 per month.

When Medicare cannot pay hospitals for care anymore, millions of seniors and people with disabilities could lose access to life-saving care.

Americans requiring an organ transplant deserve far better than the current approach. It is past time for HHS and Congress to prioritize reforming the system, beginning with a competitive contract process.

An investment in mental health won’t end the gun violence epidemic. It’s treating the symptoms, not the cause.