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Healthcare Representative Tom Cole

WebMore than half of Americans obtain their health insurance through private health insurers. I strongly support a role for private enterprise in American healthcare and believe the answers to our nation’s health care problems entail market-based solutions, not in granting the federal government sole control over the nation’s health care industry.

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Ensuring Future Generations are Free of Today’s Diseases …

WebFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Contact: Olivia Porcaro 202-225-6165 Cancer is a terrible disease that affects almost every American family in some form. During April, National Cancer Prevention and Early Detection month, we recognize the importance of expanding access to cancer screenings, stopping more cancers before they start, …

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Making Mental Health a National Priority Representative …

WebMaking Mental Health a National Priority. September 25, 2023. Weekly Columns. In recent years, our nation has experienced an alarming spike in poor mental health that was exacerbated by COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns. Sadly, too many Americans have faced symptoms of anxiety, depression or more. This Suicide …

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Cole Joins Bipartisan Introduction of Healthcare …

WebWashington, D.C. – As the United States faces the unprecedented public health crisis posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Congressman Tom Cole (R-OK) today joined a group of lawmakers in introducing bipartisan legislation that would grant immigrant visas to foreign-born doctors currently serving among the American healthcare workforce …

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Cole, Colleagues Reintroduce Medical Student Education …

WebWashington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) yesterday reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Medical Student Education Authorization Act, to authorize the Medical Student Education (MSE) Program through fiscal year …

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Cole Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Call to Establish 9-8-8 …

WebMoore, OK – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) today joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of members in sending a letter to congressional leadership, urging inclusion of the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act in the next COVID-19 relief package. This legislation would designate 9-8-8 as the three-digit number for the National Suicide …

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Conservative Health Care Solutions Representative Tom …

WebSeveral of these proposals have passed the House of Representatives during the past 10 years only to meet the familiar Senate Democrat roadblock. Meanwhile, health care costs continue to rise and new evidence continues to show that Obamacare is not the answer. Conservative solutions like medical liability reform, nationwide insurance markets

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Cole Appointed to Serve on the Healthy Future Task Force

WebWashington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) made the following statement after he was appointed by House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy to serve on the Healthy Future Task Force. Cole is the Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. …

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You Control Your Healthcare, Not the Government

WebSince 2010, the health of America has been at the mercy of a flawed, disruptive system. The Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as "Obamacare," has created more problems than the solutions that it had promised. Too many Americans have suffered from skyrocketing healthcare costs - from rising premiums and deductibles, to …

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What is COVID-19

WebWhat is COVID-19? COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by 2019-nCoV, a strain of coronavirus that originated in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China. Since COVID-19 began spreading in late 2019, it has reached every continent on the planet – except Antarctica.

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Cole Helps Lead Bill Supporting Down Syndrome Research at NIH

WebWashington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Tom Cole (R-OK) joined Representatives Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) in introducing the bipartisan DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2024 (H.R. 7268).This legislation would reauthorize the INCLUDE Project at the National …

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Cole Leads Bipartisan Introduction of Medical Student Education

WebWashington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02), Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) and Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) today introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Medical Student Education Authorization Act, to authorize the Medical Student Education (MSE) Program …

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Cole Op-Ed in WSJ: Thanks to Congress, America Is Prepared for …

WebWhile it’s still too soon to know if the coronavirus will become a pandemic, Americans should take some comfort: Thanks to the bipartisan foresight of Congress and lessons learned in the past five years, the U.S. is in better shape today than at any other time in recent memory to confront a major public-health crisis.

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Cole Supports Emergency Funding for U.S. Response to Coronavirus

WebWashington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 6074, the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. The emergency funding package provides $7.8 billion for the nation's ongoing preparation for, prevention of and …

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Timeline Representative Tom Cole

WebTimeline. The timeline of events below summarizes the federal government's response to COVID-19, focusing on actions taken by Congress and the Trump Administration. This page will be updated regularly with the latest information. December 31, 2019 – The World Health Organization (WHO) China Country Office is informed of cases …

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Cole Votes in Favor of the Further Consolidated Appropriations …

WebWashington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), Vice Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after voting in favor of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, which is the final package of appropriations bills for the Fiscal Year 2024: “Today, after months of negotiations, the …

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Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act – SUMMARY

WebHealthcare Workforce Resilience Act – SUMMARY (Sponsored by Reps. Schneider, Cole, Finkenauer, and Bacon) On May 8, Reps. Schneider, Cole, Finkenauer, and Bacon introduced the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act.

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Cole Statement on Retirement of NIH Director Francis Collins

WebMoore, OK – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) issued the following statement after it was announced that Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will retire at the end of 2021 after a 12-year tenure under three consecutive presidential administrations. Cole is the Ranking Member of the House Appropriations …

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Cole, Kind Introduce Fairness for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries Act

WebWashington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) and Congressman Ron Kind (WI-03) today introduced the Fairness for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries Act. This bipartisan legislation would change an existing policy that requires Medicare beneficiaries at rural critical access hospitals (CAHs) to pay more in coinsurance than patients who …

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