Health Care
Health care is a right, plain and simple. I came to Congress because my brother has a preexisting condition that left our family with a hundred-page medical bill. Without insurance, my parents never would have been able to afford the care he needed, but now insurance itself is becoming too expensive to afford. I hear similar stories from folks at every town hall and in every city I visit. Health care and prescription drug costs are out of control, in fact, the 43,000 people without insurance in our community could pay more than $600 a month for lifesaving medications like insulin. That’s unacceptable and I’m laser-focused on bringing those costs down.
The Affordable Care Act (also known as “the ACA” or “Obamacare”) was an important first step to getting health care for more people, especially folks with pre-existing conditions. I will always fight to protect that access and continue to expand health insurance coverage. I’m also working to bring down costs and bring more doctors and nurses to the Valley.
I’ve already passed multiple amendments through the House to help protect preexisting conditions and increase access to mental health coverage.
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WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-9), a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, announced $950,000 in funding for Community Medical Centers (CMC) to build out the Manteca Recovery Center and provide a larger range of services including substance abuse treatment, housing placement, mental health services, and counseling.
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-9), a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, highlighted the $3.8 million community project funding (CPF) he secured to expand Delta College’s nursing program. The money is going to enable Delta College to upgrade and expand the program’s state-of-the-art simulation labs, where students can practice their clinical training on life-like ‘patient mannequins’ and receive detailed feedback about their work.
STOCKTON – Rep. Josh Harder (CA-9) is helping to lead a bipartisan effort to make federal resources available to respond to extreme heat by expanding the list of natural catastrophes FEMA currently responds to.
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.
Starting July 1, 2023, California doctors who practice in a public hospital or nonprofit are eligible for public student loan forgiveness (PSLF) through the Department of Education.
ELIGIBILITY:
Starting July 1, 2023, California doctors who practice in a public hospital or nonprofit are eligible for public student loan forgiveness (PSLF) through the Department of Education.
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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 13th. 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.