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Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) introduced Patient Access to Long Term Care Hospitals (LTCH) Care Act which will help provide financial stability to the LTCH industry through multiple targeted reforms which provide adequate reimbursement to LTCHs for the highest-acuity patients.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Miller (R-WV) participated in a Ways and Means Committee Field Hearing in Salt Lake City, Utah to discuss the importance of enhancing medical innovation to ensure patients in West Virginia and across America have access to quality health care.
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Representatives Mike Carey (R-OH), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Pat Ryan (D-NY), and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) in introducing the bipartisan Improving Access to Emergency Medical Services for Seniors Act. The bill would allow seniors on Medicare to receive at-home emergency medical services to treat minor medical incidents.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (D-WA) in applauding Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for including home dialysis services for patients with Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in their Calendar Year 2025 (CY25) End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Proposed Rule.
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) participated in a Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Hearing on the challenges and disadvantages that rural health care providers face when trying to participate in value-based care models and where improvements can be made.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) participated in a Ways and Means Committee Hearing on reauthorizing Title IV-B, a program that serves children and youth in foster care, to help strengthen child welfare.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) toured Jackson General Hospital to see the recent additions made to the rural hospital. Congresswoman Miller also attended and spoke at a signing ceremony to celebrate the young adults who were chosen for the Constellium Skilled Trade Scholarship Program.
Congresswoman Miller visited Jackson General Hospital to see the new additions to the hospital’s wing, which include 14 private rooms, two triage rooms, two trauma rooms, mental health rooms, and a surgical department.
Washington D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) penned an op-ed in the Register-Herald on the importance of ensuring that rural hospitals have the resources they need to effectively care for their patients.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Congressman Michael Guest (R-MS) in introducing a resolution honoring the commitment and care of emergency medical services (EMS) personnel during the 50th anniversary of National EMS Week. The resolution highlights the important contributions of EMS teams to deliver timely and needed care and support patients in rural and underserved areas, all while placing themselves in potentially dangerous situations. |
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV), Congressman Alex Mooney (R-WV) and U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Joe Manchin (D-WV), wrote a letter to Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Administrator Carole Johnson, urging HRSA to adequately include terrain factors in their definition of rural.