Health Care

Fighting for Meaningful Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage, Access to Lower Drug Prices for Americans, Health Care Coverage for the Uninsured, and Quality Health Care for America's children. Steny Hoyer is a strong proponent of a prescription drug benefit for seniors under Medicare that is voluntary, affordable, comprehensive, and guaranteed. He strongly opposed Republican Medicare legislation that provided an inadequate and confusing benefit, weakened Medicare's protections for many seniors, and failed to bring down the high price of prescription drugs. He supports legislation that would allow Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices on behalf of seniors, as well as a bill to give Americans access to drugs from countries like Canada where drug prices are lower.

Steny Hoyer supports legislation to cover the nearly 44 million Americans that lack health insurance, and has opposed legislation that would exacerbate the rising cost of health insurance. He has also worked hard to ensure that our nation maintains a strong public health system, and has worked to increase federal investment in biomedical research to help speed cures and treatments for disease. He continues to work hard to increase funding for childhood immunizations, which are critical to protecting children, particularly underserved children, from illness and death. Steny Hoyer has advocated for policies to improve the delivery and financing of long-term care. And, he strongly opposes cutting funds to vital programs like Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP) and mental health services that provide assistance to states so they are able to provide affordable health care.