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Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) made the following statement after the Obama Administration announced it would delay enforcement of the employer mandate included in the President’s 2010 healthcare law:
Today, Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) made the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 45, to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010:
It has now been more than three years since the controversial health care law was pushed through Congress and signed by President Obama. Since the law was passed premiums have increased, health care costs continue to rise, small businesses have been burdened, and the estimated price of the law continues to increase. Unfortunately, several recent reports and studies conclude the effects of the law are more painful than initially expected.
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) issued the following statement after being appointed to the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade and the Subcommittee on Health:
I have the honor of representing Nebraska’s Third District, which is one of the largest and most rural districts in the country. I love rural America, but oftentimes Congress and bureaucratic agencies in Washington make decisions without fully considering how laws, rules and regulations will affect rural populations differently from other Americans.
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) sent a letter to Acting Administrator Marilyn Tavenner of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expressing concern about the effect of stricter physician supervision requirements on rural health care providers, especially critical access hospitals (CAHs).
Washington, DC – The Office of Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) will host a Senior Services Fair on Thursday, October 18, from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (C.D.T.) in Grand Island.
Officials from the Nebraska Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) will be on hand to provide private consultations with seniors about Medicare Part D plan options. Seniors seeking plan assistance should bring a complete list of their prescriptions taken, including dosage information.