Hearing: “Caring for America: Legislation to Support Patients, Caregivers, and Providers”

Subcommittee on Health (Committee on Energy and Commerce)

Tuesday, October 26, 2021 (10:30 AM)

2123 RHOB
Washington, D.C.
This will be a hybrid hearing held in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building, as well as remotely on the Committee's Cisco WebEx Platform. The hearing will be live streamed on the Committee's website at https://energycommerce.house.gov.

Witnesses

Mr. Corey Feist
Founder, Dr. Lorna Breen Foundation

Added 10/22/2021 at 02:55 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/22/2021 at 02:55 PM
  • Response to Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 06/13/2022 at 01:54 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM

Ms. Lisa Macon Harrison M.P.H.
President, National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)

Added 10/22/2021 at 02:55 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/22/2021 at 02:55 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/22/2021 at 02:55 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 10/22/2021 at 02:55 PM

Dr. Brooks A. Keel Ph.D.
President, Augusta University

Added 10/22/2021 at 02:55 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/22/2021 at 02:55 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/22/2021 at 02:55 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 10/22/2021 at 02:55 PM

Mr. Alan Levine
Executive Chairman, President, and CEO, Ballad Health

Added 10/22/2021 at 02:55 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/22/2021 at 02:55 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/22/2021 at 02:55 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 10/22/2021 at 02:55 PM

Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo M.D.
Board Member, Infectious Disease Division Chief, Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA), University of Alabama at Birmingham

Added 10/22/2021 at 02:55 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/22/2021 at 02:55 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/22/2021 at 02:55 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 10/22/2021 at 02:55 PM

Ms. Stephanie Monroe J.D.
Director, Equity and Access, Executive Director, UsAgainstAlzheimer's, AfricanAmericansAgainstAlzheimer's

Added 10/22/2021 at 02:55 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM

Dr. Victoria Garcia Wilburn D.H.Sc., O.T.R., F.A.O.T.A.
Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy, IUPUI School of Health & Human Sciences

Added 10/22/2021 at 02:55 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/22/2021 at 02:55 PM
  • Supplemental Document #1 [PDF] Added 10/22/2021 at 02:55 PM
  • Supplemental Document #2 [PDF] Added 10/22/2021 at 02:55 PM
  • Supplemental Document #3 [PDF] Added 10/22/2021 at 02:55 PM
  • Response to Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 06/13/2022 at 01:54 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/22/2021 at 02:55 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 10/22/2021 at 02:55 PM

Text of Legislation

  • H.R. 1474, the "Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act" [PDF]
  • H.R. 1667, the "Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act" [PDF]
  • H.R. 3297, the “Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2021” [PDF]
  • H.R. 3320, the “Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2021” [PDF]
  • H.R. 5583, the “Helping Enable Access to Lifesaving Services Act” or the “HEALS Act” [PDF]
  • H.R. 5594, the “Enhancing Community Health Workforce Act” [PDF]
  • H.R. 5602, the “Bolstering Infectious Outbreaks Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021” or the “BIO Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021” [PDF]

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Briefing Memo [PDF] Added 10/22/2021 at 02:55 PM
  • Document for the Record - A letter from Members of the GOP Doctors Caucus to President Biden [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM
  • Document for the Record - A letter from Members of the GOP Doctors Caucus to Administrator Brooks-LaSure [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM
  • Document for the Record - A letter from Ascension in support of H.R. 1667 [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM
  • Document for the Record - A letter from the American Public Health Association in support of H.R. 3297 [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM
  • Document for the Record - A statement from the American Academy of Neurology in support of H.R. 1667 [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM
  • Document for the Record - A letter from the American Academy of Family Physicians [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM
  • Document for the Record - A statement from the American Association for Respiratory Care in support of H.R. 3320 [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM
  • Document for the Record - A letter from the American College of Physicians in support of H.R. 1667 [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM
  • Document for the Record - A letter from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association in support of H.R. 3320 [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM
  • Document for the Record - A statement from the Alzheimer’s Association and Alzheimer’s Impact Movement in support of H.R. 1474 [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM
  • Document for the Record - A letter from the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America in support of H.R. 1474 [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM
  • Document for the Record - A letter from the American Physical Therapy Association in support of H.R. 3320 [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM
  • Document for the Record - A letter from 36 organizations in support of H.R. 5602 [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM
  • Document for the Record - A statement from Ron Kraus, Clinical Nurse Specialist at Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital and 2021 President of the Emergency Nurses Association [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM
  • Document for the Record - A letter from the Healthcare Leadership Council in support of H.R. 1474, H.R. 1667, H.R. 3320, H.R. 5583, and H.R. 5594 [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM
  • Document for the Record - A GAO report on 2012 Health Care Workforce Funding [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM
  • Document for the Record - A letter from America’s Essential Hospitals [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM
  • Document for the Record - A letter from Trust for America’s Health in support of H.R. 3297 [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM
  • Document for the Record - A letter from Johnson & Johnson support of H.R. 1667 [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM
  • Document for the Record - A letter from the American Society for Microbiology in support of H.R. 5602 [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM
  • Document for the Record - A letter from 15 independent children’s hospitals across the nation [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM
  • Document for the Record - A statement from the American Hospital Association in support of H.R. 1667 [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM
  • Document for the Record - A letter from Representative Maxine Waters of California in support of H.R. 1474 [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM
  • Document for the Record - A letter from the Society of Hospital Medicine in support of H.R. 1667 [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM
  • Document for the Record - A letter from the American College of Emergency Physicians in support of H.R. 1667 [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM
  • Document for the Record - A letter from Prestige Care [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM

Member Statements

  • Opening Statement of Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Health [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM
  • Opening Statement of Rep. Brett Guthrie, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Health [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM
  • Opening Statement of Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., Chairman of the Full Committee [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM
  • Opening Statement of Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Ranking Member of the Full Committee [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM

Hearing Record

  • Preliminary Transcript [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM
  • Hearing: Member Roster [PDF] Added 12/14/2021 at 02:34 PM

First Published: October 19, 2021 at 05:23 PM
Last Updated: June 13, 2022 at 01:54 PM


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