Laredo, TX - El congresista Henry Cuellar (TX-28) anuncia $2,089,066,452 para 24,307 proveedores de atención médica en Texas. Este financiamiento, otorgado a través de la Ley CARES, se utilizará para ayudar a los hospitales a pagar los costos incurridos de combatir la pandemia de coronavirus, como comprar más suministros, pagar horas extra y financiar gastos relacionados con la atención… Read more »

Laredo, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) joined a bipartisan letter to Secretary Alex Azar and Deputy Secretary Eric D. Hargan of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), urging them to equitably distribute funding to small rural hospitals, critical access hospitals and other rural providers who are in desperate need of help during the COVID-19 pandemic.   “Rural… Read more »

Laredo, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $1,253,360 in federal funding to support Gateway Community Health Center’s efforts to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. This funding, awarded through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), will be used to deliver health essential services in Webb and Zapata County. Congressman Cuellar also joined a letter to… Read more »

Pleasanton, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $914,855 in federal funding to support Atascosa Health Center’s efforts to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. This funding, awarded through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), will be used to deliver essential health services in Atascosa, McMullen and Wilson County.   Congressman Cuellar also joined… Read more »

Laredo, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $406,775 in federal funding to the City of Laredo Health Department, in efforts to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 throughout the City of Laredo and Webb County. This funding, awarded from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and allocated through the Texas Department of State Health Services, will be used to conduct… Read more »

Laredo, TX – On the 10th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Congressman Henry Cuellar called on the Trump Administration to end its Texas v. U.S. lawsuit, which would strike down the entirety of the ACA as well as pre-existing condition protections for 130 million Americans, including 4,794,000 Texans, amid the coronavirus pandemic.   “For a decade, I have stood strong… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar voted in favor of H. Res. 826, a resolution expressing disapproval of the Administration's harmful actions toward Medicaid.  Last week, the Administration unveiled its illegal Medicaid block grant plan, inviting states to cap and cut Medicaid.  The plan would essentially allow states to receive a waiver to block grant their Medicaid… Read more »

Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) signed on as co-sponsor of H.R. 4768, the Home Visiting to Reduce Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Act, legislation that would add $200 million in federal funding over the next three years for the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program. With this bill, the program will increase home visiting for expectant… Read more »

Yesterday, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), McMullen County officials and Atascosa Health Center representatives participated in the grand opening of an additional building for behavioral health services at the McMullen Community Health Center, in partnership with Atascosa Health Center, Camino Real Community Services, and McMullen County Judge James Teal. The McMullen Community Health… Read more »

Yesterday, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $622,400 in federal funding for Atascosa Health Center, Inc. (AHC). This award consists of two separate grants from Health and Human Services’ (HHS). Specifically, the Atascosa Health Center will receive $285,000 through the HHS Health Center Cluster Program and $337,400 through the HHS Capital Assistance for Hurricane Response and… Read more »