WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: D.C. letter "New Hampshire is no stranger to the devastating impacts of the opioid epidemic and overdose crisis, and the state's Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration waiver has played a critical role in providing the treatment and support necessary for those in the criminal justice system to heal, recover, and thrive upon release," said Congresswoman Kuster. "This crucial extension will allow New Hamps  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The New Hampshire delegation applauded the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) extension of a waiver that will allow New Hampshire to continue providing Medicaid payments for individuals receiving substance use disorder services, short-term inpatient psychiatric treatment and short-term residential mental health treatment for serious mental illness. As part of the extension, the state wil  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The New Hampshire delegation applauded the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) extension of a waiver that will allow New Hampshire to continue providing Medicaid payments for individuals receiving substance use disorder services, short-term inpatient psychiatric treatment and short-term residential mental health treatment for serious mental illness. As part of the extension, the state wil  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), alongside U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), applauded the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) extension of a waiver that will allow New Hampshire to continue providing Medicaid payments for individuals receiving substance use disorder services, short-term inpatient psychiatric treatment and sh  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: **Shaheen's bipartisan Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act of 2023 laid the groundwork for proposed rule expanding Medicare coverage** Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) is applauding the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, which would establish Medicare coverage for digital mental health treatment (DMHT) devices and was modeled after the Se  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Canaan, NH) Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, continued on her "Invest in NH Tour" to highlight Congressionally Directed Spending she secured in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 government funding legislation with visits to the Claremont Development Authority (CDA) West Claremont Center of Music and Arts collaboration and HealthFirst Ma  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) led a bipartisan group of their colleagues in urging U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Lloyd Austin and General Service Administration (GSA) Administrator Robin Carnahan to prioritize the transition to domestic Red Oak lumber for hardwood floorboards in U.S. military a  more