Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Reverse Unlawful Cuts to School-Based Mental Health Services
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues to demand the Department of Education disburse funds that were abruptly and unlawfully canceled for School-Based Mental Health Services (SBMH) and Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration (MHSP) grant programs and halt its attempts to end the grant
Wyden, Merkley Demand Federal Agencies Stop Sharing Medicaid Data With ICE
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today demanded that the federal departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Homeland Security (DHS) as well as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) immediately stop unlawfully transferring Medicaid data to DHS and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “Congress has a responsibility to
Merkley, Matsui, Kiggans Champion Bipartisan Legislation to Keep America’s Nurses and Patients Safe
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Doris Matsui (D-CA-07) and Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02), announced the reintroduction of their Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act. To tackle staffing-related challenges, nurses are often forced to work mandatory overtime beyond their scheduled shift, which can endanger the safety
Los senadores Markey y Merkley vuelven a presentar un proyecto de ley para proteger la atención médica de los estadounidenses que no pueden pagar la fianza.
Texto del proyecto de ley (PDF) Washington, DC – El senador Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), miembro del Comité de Salud, Educación, Trabajo y Pensiones (HELP) del Senado, y el senador Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) presentaron hoy nuevamente la Ley de Equidad en la Cobertura de Salud Previa al Juicio, legislación que protegería la continuidad de los beneficios federales de salud bajo Medicaid, Medicare, el Programa de Seguro Médico para Niños (CHIP) y
Wyden, Merkley y sus colegas exigen que la administración Trump restablezca un programa vital de prevención del VIH/SIDA.
Senadores luchan contra recortes de fondos de $2 mil millones del plan de emergencia para el alivio del SIDA (PEPFAR). Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley dijeron hoy que se han unido a sus colegas para exigir que la administración Trump apruebe de inmediato una transferencia del Departamento de Estado de EE. UU. de $2 mil millones en fondos al
Wyden y Merkley anuncian una inversión de 1,2 millones de dólares para una clínica de salud rural.
Funding to renovate health clinic to benefit the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced $1,275,246 in federal funding from the Indian Health Service (IHS) to help support the renovation of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Clinic in