Time For ReformHospital readmissions are costly and detrimental to both patients and taxpayers. In 2013, almost 18% of Medicare patients were readmitted to the hospital within 30 days. Although this...
Miss. Senators Push for Agency Cooperation on Investigations of Planned Parenthood Videos
Cochran, Wicker Among 49 Senators Concerned Over Planned Parenthood VideoWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., today pushed for the Obama administration to...
Wicker, Murray Introduce New Legislation to Establish Physical Activity Recommendations
Senators Introduce Bill Calling on HHS to Update Health InformationWASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., introduced the Promoting Physical Activity for...
Wicker Announces ‘EUREKA Act’ Proposal
Miss. Senator Outlines Innovative Approach to Funding Cure for Alzheimer’sWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation,...
Wicker Statement on Supreme Court’s Obamacare Ruling
Miss. Senator Issues Opinion on King v. Burwell decisionWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision on King v....
Wicker Urges HHS to Provide Additional Support for Community Health Centers
Facilities Provide Care to Millions of PeopleWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today joined a bipartisan effort to urge the Department of Health and Human Services to release fiscal...
Wicker, Klobuchar Introduce Bill to Increase FDA Transparency
Senators Encourage Accountability Regarding Productive Use of Patient DataWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., today introduced the “Patient-Focused Impact...
Wicker, Cochran Promote Increased Access to Home Health Services
Miss. Senators Cosponsor Legislation to Increase Convenience, Reduce Costs in Home Health Care DeliveryWASHINGTON —U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., today announced...
Wicker, Heitkamp Rural Water Bill Clears Senate
Legislation Would Help Rural Communities Meet Federal Safe Drinking Water StandardsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., today praised passage of the...
Wicker Champions Shipbuilding, Nat’l Guard Priorities in Defense Bill
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower, successfully included a number of provisions in this year’s “National Defense...