Congressman Henry Cuellar, joined by members of the VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System, the City of Laredo, and the University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio on Monday announced an expansion project for the Laredo VA Outpatient Clinic.
The expansion project was recently approved by Veterans Affairs Department Secretary Erik Shinseki, and it is a collaborative… Read more »
Beginning today, uninsured Texans with pre-existing conditions can apply for a new health insurance program through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The new Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) will cover a broad range of health benefits, including primary and specialty care, for uninsured Texans who currently don’t have health insurance due to pre-existing conditions. Read more »
Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced that a new health care website will go live on July 1 to provide Americans a place to compare and research health insurance plans online. The Department of Health and Human Services is scheduled to launch the website next week: www.healthcare.gov.
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Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today announced that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is mailing 4.4 million postcards to the nation’s small businesses to inform them of tax cuts included in health care reform. Postcards will be delivered over the next two weeks to over 292,500 small businesses across Texas.
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Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today released the following statement after voting in support of the Senate Amendments to H.R. 4872, the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010. With this passage, the health care reform reconciliation package moves to the President’s desk to be signed into law. Upon the President’s signature, the entire health care reform plan will move forward, thus enacting the most comprehensive health care policy in United States’ history. Read more »
Today, members of the Texas Democratic Congressional Delegation, including U.S. Representatives Solomon Ortiz (TX-27), Lloyd Doggett (TX-25), Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Charlie González (TX-20), Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15), Al Green (TX-9), Gene Green (TX-29), Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30), Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), Silvestre Reyes (TX-16) and Ciro Rodriguez (TX-23) released the following statement in support of H.R. 4872, the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today voted in support of the landmark health care reform plan, H.R. 4872, the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010. The bill will expand coverage to 5.9 million uninsured Texans, including 1.4 million children and 202,500 uninsured individuals in the 28th Congressional District. The legislation also makes unprecedented investments in Medicare, provides affordability credits for small businesses and bars insurance companies from discriminating against individuals with pre-existing conditions or illnesses. Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today released the following statement in advance of a pending House vote on H.R. 4872, the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: Read more »
Today, the San Antonio Congressional Delegation including Congressmen Charles Gonzalez (TX-20), Lamar Smith (TX-21), Ciro Rodriguez (TX-23) and Henry Cuellar (TX-28), announced over $41 million in federal funding contracts to make vital upgrades to the Audie L. Murphy VA Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. Included in the funding is a $37.2 million construction contract to build the new veterans’ Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center (PRC). Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today announced that one year after being signed into law, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has delivered over $19 billion in committed federal funding to Texas and provided over $4.2 billion in tax cuts to hard-working Texans, delivering a stabilizing boost to communities throughout the state during the economic recovery of the past 12 months. Read more »
