Health Care

Larson, Blumenthal, Murphy, DeLauro, and Courtney Announce $700,000 in Federal Funding to Prevent Youth Substance Abuse

September 6, 2016

(Hartford, CT) – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and U.S.

Issues:GrantsHealth Care

Larson, Blumenthal, Murphy, and DeLauro Applaud Community Health Center Inc. on Selection for Prestigious White House Precision Medicine Study

July 7, 2016

Press Release

Washington – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) along with U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Rep.Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) applauded Community Health Center, Inc. in Middletown on its selection to participate in the White House Precision Medicine Initiative’s (PMI) Cohort Program, a landmark biomedical research effort focused on expanding individualized disease prevention and treatment.

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Larson Amendment to Assist Military Families with Children on the Autism Spectrum Passes in House

June 15, 2016

Press Release

Washington – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an amendment to the FY 2017 Department of Defense Appropriations Act led by Reps. John B. Larson (D-CT-01), Tom Rooney (R-FL-17), and Chris Smith (R-NJ-04) to assist military families with children on the autism spectrum.

Issues:Health CareVeterans

Larson: "Aetna is a Value-Added Company for the State of Connecticut"

May 20, 2016

Press Release

Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement:

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Larson Wins Victory For Military Families

May 18, 2016

Press Release

Washington – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an amendment led by Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) to ensure military families with children on the autism spectrum are able to receive the care they need.

Issues:Health CareVeterans

Larson: "When It Comes to Our Nation's Health, There Should Be No Half Measures"

May 13, 2016

Press Release

Washington – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016. While the bipartisan package creates new grant programs and authorizes new studies to try to address the nation’s ongoing opioid and heroin epidemic, it fails to provide the necessary financial resources to ensure everyone can get the help they need. Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement:

Issues:Health Care

Larson Hails Committee Passage Of Social Impact Partnership Bill

May 11, 2016

Press Release

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman John B. Larson (D-CT) released the following statement on the passage of the Social Impact Partnership Bill in the House Committee on Ways & Means.

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ICYMI: Larson Calls for Solutions, Not Show Votes on Obamacare

April 15, 2016

Press Release

Washington – Yesterday, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) called for the Ways and Means Committee to focus on improving healthcare for millions of Americans rather than voting once again to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

Issues:Congressman Larson's CommitteesHealth Care

Fighting the Heroin and Opioid Epidemic

Our nation is in the throes of an epidemic. Since 2000, the rate of deaths from heroin and opioid abuse across the nation has nearly quadrupled. In Connecticut, deaths from heroin overdoses have increased 27% from 2014 to 2015 and last year of the over 700 people died from drug overdoses, more than 400 of those deaths were the result of heroin alone. Clearly the time has come to take action.

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Larson Lobbies for Emergency Funding to Combat Opioid Epidemic

March 28, 2016

Press Release

Atlanta, GA – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) traveled to Atlanta to attend the 5th Annual National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit. With opioid and heroin addiction on the rise across the country and in Connecticut, the Summit will feature discussions on community responses to heroin use, alternatives to incarceration, and use of prescription drugs among youth.

Issues:Health Care