Health Care

STOCKTON – Rep. Josh Harder (CA-9) reintroduced his Train More Doctors Act, which would help bring more physicians to the region by expanding residency slots in local hospitals.

WASHINGTON – Representative Josh Harder (CA-9) introduced a bill to allow more mental health practitioners to work in schools across Northern California. Right now, an omission in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 prevents highly trained mental health practitioners like Marriage Family Therapists (MFTs), Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs), and Clinical Psychologists from working in public schools. Rep.

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-9) called on the U.S. Surgeon General to immediately address the hospital closure emergency and worker burnout cliff after the bombshell report released on April 13^th. This report was commissioned by the California Hospital Association and sounded the alarm that 1 in 5 hospitals in the state are at risk of closure.

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-9) released the following statement applauding the White House for taking action to combat the surge of Xylazine in street drugs following his letter to the DEA for such action. 

WASHINGTON - Representative Josh Harder just announced he is co-leading a new bill with Representative Jerry McNerney, the Train More Doctors Act of 2022, which would bring more doctors to the Central Valley by expanding local hospitals’ residency slots.

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder announced that more affordable over-the-counter hearing aids are now available across the Central Valley and online without a prescription, exam, or audiologist fitting after a new policy was implemented by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA estimates this new policy will lower average costs by as much as $3,000 per pair—providing signifi