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October 3, 2017
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement today after voting in favor of H.R. 36, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. This legislation, of which Smith is a cosponsor, protects unborn children by prohibiting abortions after 20 weeks and empowering women with a civil right of action if the law is not followed.
Issues:Health Care
September 8, 2017
Congress has a lengthy to-do list this fall, but I am grateful to have spent August traveling the Third District and hearing directly from Nebraskans on your priorities.
July 14, 2017
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a two-year delay on enforcement of physician supervision regulations at Critical Access Hospitals in its 2018 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) rule.
Issues:Health Care
May 12, 2017
Aetna has announced it will exit all Obamacare marketplaces in 2018, citing $700 million in losses since 2014 and leaving Nebraskans with only one insurer on the exchange. The remaining insurer, Medica, has not yet committed to selling policies on the exchange next year.
Issues:Health Care
May 10, 2017
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement today following Aetna’s announcement it will leave the Nebraska insurance exchange in 2018.
Issues:Health Care
May 5, 2017
The first 100 days of any presidential administration are carefully analyzed as a barometer for future success. If the first 100 days of the Trump administration are any indication, there is much more shaking up the status quo to come.
Issues:AgricultureHealth Care
May 4, 2017
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement today after voting in favor of the American Health Care Act.
Issues:Health Care
April 28, 2017
Over the last five years, Nebraska hospitals have lost out on $18.3 million due to a one-sentence Obamacare loophole. Ensuring access to quality care in rural areas is challenging enough without the federal government erroneously diverting needed funds.
Issues:Health Care
March 31, 2017
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) received the 2017 Distinguished Community Health Advocate Award this week from the Health Center Association of Nebraska for his support of Nebraska’s health centers and the communities they serve.
Issues:Health CareWays & Means
March 24, 2017
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement today after the cancellation of the vote on H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act, originally scheduled for this afternoon.
Issues:Health Care