Health Care
To Heidi House, the celebration of her toddler son's birthday Sunday was almost miraculous.
That's because House said she went into cardiac arrest at a downstate hospital when she was in labor two years ago.
While Rueger survived, his twin sister, Emery, died 11 hours after she was born. House said she had to be transferred to a different hospital that had a doctor who specialized in handling her health problems.
The Act will reduce drug prices through increased access to generic drugs
Washington, DC – On January 5, 2021, President Trump signed into law the Orange Book Transparency Act (H.R. 1503), introduced by Congresswoman Robin Kelly, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust and member of the Health subcommittee on Energy and Commerce.
By Rep. Robin Kelly
Feb. 12, 2015, 11:51 a.m.
The cyberattack carried out recently against Anthem, one of the nation's leading health insurers, is yet another stark reminder of the persistent threats American businesses and consumers face in the digital age.
Congresswoman Robin Kelly has dedicated her career to public service as an advocate for Illinois families. Since being elected to serve the 2nd Congressional District in 2013, she has worked to expand economic opportunity, community wellness, and public safety across the state, championing numerous initiatives to generate job growth, reduce health disparities, and end gun violence.
Charles Johnson never imagined he might lose his wife, Kira, during the birth of their second child.
This was a woman who was in good shape, he said. She ran marathons. And she was going to a well-respected hospital for a routine, scheduled C-section.
"We walked into Cedars-Sinai medical center on April 12 of 2016 with a woman who was not just in good health, she was in exceptional health," Johnson testified before lawmakers on Capitol Hill last week. "We went in for what was supposed to be the happiest days of our lives and walked right into a nightmare."
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Energy and Commerce Consumer Protection Subcommittee voted to advance Congresswoman Robin Kelly’s (IL-02), Reese’s Law during a legislative markup. The bill will now move to the full committee for a vote before advancing to the House floor. Reese’s Law is named in honor of Reese Hamsmith, an 18-month-old child who died after ingesting a button cell battery. |
Washington – Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-12), co-chair and co-founder of the Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus, today reintroduced legislation to extend the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR. Rep. Lee also announced that Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) will lead the fight to reauthorize PEPFAR in the 119th Congress.
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and U.S. Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL-02) today led 23 Senators and 11 U.S. Representatives in pressing 15 major health insurers for information regarding what pregnancy and postpartum health care services are covered by their insurance plans in order to better understand what steps they are taking to reduce racial disparities and improve maternal and infant health outcomes.