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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) raised serious concerns over UnitedHealth Group’s (UHG) continued failure to defend against cyberattacks and protect patients’ sensitive health data. “The recently reported hack of...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, highlighted the historic reforms included in the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) to fix America’s broken higher education system to better serve students, workers, and families. The HELP Committee portion of...

WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted to favorably report six bipartisan pieces of legislation to strengthen Americans’ access to quality health care and retirement benefits. The bills include: S. 2292, Over-the-Counter Monograph Drug User Fee Amendments S. 1440, Uniformed Services Leave...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks during today’s hearing on how to lower health costs and make health care more affordable for American patients. Click here to watch the hearing live. Cassidy’s speech as prepared for delivery can be...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a statement after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Dr. Susan Monarez to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by a final vote of 51 to 47. The HELP Committee previously approved her...