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Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Congressional) Newsletter for Saturday August 05, 2023 ( 3 items )  

Rep. Courtney Leads Bipartisan Lawmakers in Introducing Legislation to End Surprise Bills, Improve Affordability for Medicare Patients
NORWICH, Connecticut, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2023: Today, Representatives Joe Courtney (D-CT-02), Glenn 'GT' Thompson (R-PA-15), Susan DelBene (D-WA-01), and Ron Estes (R-KS-04) re-introduced the bipartisan Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2023, legislation to fix an arbitrary Medicare policy that excludes coverage of skilled nursing care for certain patients, resulting in exorbitant and unexpected out-of-pocket costs  more

Sen. Marshall: Kansas Conservation Series - Black Kettle Buffalo
MOUNDRIDGE, Kansas, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. is continuing his conservation series highlighting Kansans' voluntary efforts to take better care of the environment. Stories will be released throughout the 2023 Farm Bill legislative process. "While we hold hearings for the 2023 Farm Bill, I want to highlight how hard Kansans work every day to protect our environment and conserve precious resources that our Ag eco  more

Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Issues Joint Testimony From VA
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following joint testimony by Shereef Elnahal, under secretary for health, and Joshua Jacobs, under secretary for benefits at the Veterans Affairs Department, involving a hearing on July 26, 2023, entitled "Implementing the PACT Act: One Year Later." PACT Act is the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act. * * * Chairman Tester, Ranking Member Moran, and other Members of   more