Washington, DC—Today, Representative John Curtis (R-UT), joined by his colleagues Reps. Rob Bishop (R-UT) and Chris Stewart (R-UT), sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services leadership offering support for the agency’s Health Adult Opportunity proposal. The federal agency announced the proposal last week, which gives states the ability to customize their Medicaid programs based off the needs of their citizens. Read more »
Today, Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) addressed his colleagues on the House Floor as he fought for better treatment options for ALS patients. He highlighted that the Right to Try Act should not be the end of the conversation and urged the FDA to swiftly approve the groundbreaking and life-saving treatments already approved… Read more »
In July, Representatives John Curtis (R-UT) and Joe Neguse (D-CO) introduced the bipartisan and bicameral Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act, legislation that would encourage telehealth innovation and promote expanded access to healthcare services in rural and urban areas through telehealth and digital… Read more »
Today, Representatives John Curtis (R-UT) and Joe Neguse (D-CO) introduced the bipartisan and bicameral Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act, legislation that would encourage telehealth innovation and promote expanded access to healthcare services in rural and urban areas through telehealth and digital services. Currently,… Read more »
Today, Representative John Curtis (R-UT) spoke on the House floor, decrying a medical device tax set to be implemented in January 2020. The tax places onerous burdens on Utah medical device manufacturers, an industry that contributes approximately $5 billion annually to the Utah economy as it pioneers innovative medical technologies that help… Read more »
It is no secret that our health care system is not working.
According to a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the United States spends more money on health care per person than any other country. In 2016 alone, the United States spent nearly twice as much as 10 other wealthy countries: The United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Australia, Japan, Sweden, France,… Read more »
PRICE, UT – Today, Congressman John Curtis hosted a roundtable discussion with the Sutherland Institute to talk about what he’s doing to help address the opioid epidemic and its relationship to unemployment in Utah’s rural communities. Hosted in Price with the Sutherland Institute, Rep. Curtis talked about his POPPY Act which recently passed the House of… Read more »
Rep. John Curtis won his run-off race against Chris Herrod with 75% of the vote. After a short-lived celebration, he was back to Washington on a red-eye.
He made it to D.C just in time for a committee hearing on the national debt.
Immigration
Wednesday afternoon he voted in favor of an immigration bill that went down in flames with less GOP support (121-301) than the bill… Read more »
SALT LAKE CITY — Among the legislation the U.S. House of Representatives passed Friday to curb the opioid crisis was a bill designed to address this statistic: Utah leads the nation in opioid prescriptions for pregnant women.
“Sadly, the impact this has had on Utah has been overwhelming,” Rep. John Curtis, R-Utah, said on the House floor about the opioid… Read more »
