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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a report detailing findings from his years’ long investigation into how covered entities use and generate revenue from the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Cassidy also outlined potential reforms needed to...

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, April 30, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will vote on bipartisan legislation to address the continued antisemitic attacks and harassment against Jewish students on college campuses. Specifically, the HELP Committee will consider the Protecting Students on Campus Act and the Antisemitism...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released proposals to empower independent workers to access portable workplace benefits like retirement and health care.   “Labor and employment laws designed for a different time no longer address the needs of...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, applauded the Trump administration's recent actions to protect children from irreversible chemical and surgical castration.   The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a new policy preventing Medicaid...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, raised serious concerns about the potential sale of 23andMe’s genetic database of over 15 million users. The sale creates the opportunity for foreign adversaries, including the Chinese Communist Party, to acquire the...