My other health care initiatives include...
- Preserving Medicare for All Act to change the Medicare Part D program to guarantee a universally available, defined prescription drug benefit plan for seniors through Medicare;
- Medicare Preventive Services Coverage Act to waive fees for preventive services for Medicare beneficiaries and extend eligibility period for "Welcome to Medicare" physical examines. As a member of the House, my proposal to include preventative benefits in Medicare was enacted into law;
- Keep Children Covered Act, to increase funding for SCHIP, which provides millions of American children with health insurance;
- Children's Dental Health Improvement Act to require states to include dental health coverage for children in their SCHIP programs, and
- Fighting for critical funding for the National Institutes of Health, Maryland's world-class universities, and our cutting edge biotech industry, all of whom are leading the nation in innovative research to find cures for a myriad of diseases, as well as protect our citizens from epidemics or bioterrorist attacks.
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