Six years ago, I started hosting an annual opioid roundtable, where I bring together treatment experts, healthcare providers, law enforcement, and area representatives to have a 360 degree view of the problem, and discuss how we can all work together to curb the opioid epidemic in our communities. This isn’t just a roundtable full of talk, and no action. Every year, I come away with new ideas that I take back to Washington and work to find a solution.
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This week, bipartisan provisions from legislation originally introduced by Congressman Steve Stivers (R – OH) in the Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee (RAISE) Health Benefits Act, was included in House passage of H.R. 6311.
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A Congressional deal has reportedly been reached to fund community health centers and extend funding toward the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), legislators in Washington D.C. announced Wednesday.
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“There is no single legislative fix to this epidemic,” Stivers said. “But it is essential that we explore all possible avenues when it comes to helping individuals, families, and communities that have been absolutely decimated by addiction.”
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September is Suicide Prevention Month, a month that provides us with an opportunity to raise awareness about an issue that is plaguing so many of our neighbors, friends, and family members. This is an issue that Congress is continuing to address on a bipartisan basis; after all, it does not discriminate based on age, gender, and definitely not political party.
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As the House of Representatives continues to debate the budget, I know that my colleagues on both sides of the aisle will agree: doing our part to find a cure for cancer does not require hours of debate.
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Representative Steve Stivers knows that we deserve a better health care system than Obamacare. He understands that Obamacare caused many Ohioans to lose access to healthcare, despite the President’s false promise that if you like your plan, you can keep it.
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"Yet again, we are seeing an insurance company exit the Ohio marketplace, leaving thousands in my district - including four entire counties - without an insurer on the individual market," Stivers said. "This announcement is another reminder that the status quo of Obamacare is hurting Americans."
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Congressman Steve Stivers (R – OH) today reintroduced the Speeding Access to Already Approved Pharmaceuticals Act. The bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expedite the review of pharmaceuticals that are approved by the European Union (EU). Congressman Tim Ryan (D – OH) is the cosponsor of the bi-partisan legislation.
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