Wyden Demands HHS Uphold Mandated Legal Services for Unaccompanied Migrant Children in Government Custody
The Trump Administration Published a Contract With Provisions that Undermine Mandated Legal Representation for Unaccompanied Migrant Children Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., demanded the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) uphold its obligations to ensure that unaccompanied migrant children in government custody receive […]
Democratic Health Leaders Demand Answers on Trump’s Shady Drug Deals
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA) demanded transparency from major pharmaceutical companies on their announcements with the Trump Administration […]
Wyden Announces Major Reforms to Youth Residential Treatment Facilities
Following Landmark Investigation Into Abuse and Neglect at Inpatient Behavioral Health Providers for Youth, Top Democrat Reveals Comprehensive Reforms Text of the Section-by-Section Summary (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released a proposal to reform youth residential treatment facilities (RTFs) after comprehensive investigations into these inpatient behavioral health […]
Wyden Statement on Trump Proposal to Interfere with Family Medical Choices
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the Trump administration released two proposed regulations that would make a ban virtually on any form of gender affirming care for young Americans a pre-condition for care providers to receive Medicare and Medicaid funding. “Once again, Republicans have […]
Wyden Releases Proposal to Overhaul Organ Transplant System
Building on Oversight and Recent Legislation, Ranking Member Takes Next Step to Improve Transplant System for All Americans Text of Section by Section (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released draft legislation to continue reforming the organ transplantation system so it works better for the tens of thousands […]
With Epstein File Deadline Approaching, Wyden Leads Democrats Demanding to Know Why DOJ Has Never Questioned Epstein’s Core Trafficking Henchmen
Washington, D.C. – With the Epstein Transparency Act’s Friday deadline for the Department of Justice to release the Epstein files approaching, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) wrote to Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash […]
CMS Heeds Wyden and Warner Call to Improve Medicare Advantage for Seniors
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Mark Warner, D-Va., today issued a statement after the Trump administration proposed new steps to make it easier for seniors to switch their Medicare Advantage plan or choose Traditional Medicare if a doctor or hospital they use leaves their insurance plan network. […]
Wyden, Murray, Gillibrand Lead Democrats in New Bill to Halt Trump Administration’s Looming Medicare AI Prior Authorization Takeover—Democrats Fight to Save Medicare
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Patty Murray, D-Wash., vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and a senior member and former chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., ranking member of the Senate Aging […]
Wyden Calls on Health Tech Companies to Add Privacy Features Letting Patients View and Control Access to Their Medical Records
Request to Ten Large Electronic Health Record Companies Follows Action by Epic, the Largest Such Company, to Roll Out New Data Privacy Features at Wyden’s Request Defense Department Investigation Finds Significant Safety Risks to National Security Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., urged ten of […]
Wyden Reveals New Independent Analysis of Republican Health Cuts on Rural Communities
New Data From Upenn-Leonard Davis Institute Of Health Economics Shows Rural Health Fund Falls Short For Rural Communities Facing The Largest Health Care Cut In American History Text of the Analysis (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today revealed an independent analysis of the funds states are expected to […]