The House passed H.R. 485, the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act, to end the use of discriminatory measures like QALYS in healthcare. The bill aims to protect Americans with disabilities and chronic illnesses from being denied treatment based on their health conditions.
Bureaucrats should not discriminate against patients with disabilities or chronic illnesses. That’s why the House passed H.R. 485 to ban the use of metrics that deny patients access to cures. This bill was backed by hundreds of patient groups, and I was proud to support it.
The use of QALYs amounts to discrimination, something that is all too common in our health care system. This week, I supported H.R. 485, the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act. This bill, led by Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, would prohibit all federal healthcare… https://t.co/u1185tEplt
Proudly voted in support of the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act, a measure to ban Quality Adjusted Life Years in federal programs. This controversial metric is inherently unfair and results in the discrimination of those with disabilities. https://t.co/Rf8IGUYzF4
Government bureaucrats shouldn't determine if a person's life is worth living. Proud to support the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act which ensures quality care for patients with disabilities and chronic illnesses. https://t.co/1xrihbq3ex
The government shouldn’t decide which lives are valuable enough for care. That’s why I support the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act, to prevent discrimination against Americans with disabilities and expand access to lifesaving cures. https://t.co/TPiNA4pDoV
Yesterday, I joined my @HouseGOP colleagues to vote in favor of H.R. 485 which will ban measures in federal health programs that discriminate against disabled patients and those with chronic illnesses. The government shouldn’t get to determine if someone’s life is worth living…
Yesterday, I was proud to speak on the floor and vote in favor of the Protecting Health Care For All Patients Act, because individuals with disabilities and chronic conditions deserve access to treatment without a Washington bureaucrat making a decision for them. https://t.co/NobxC8M1mT
Today, I voted to pass the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act (H.R. 485). This bill helps safeguard Americans with disabilities and chronic illnesses from discrimination and affirms every person’s life has value. https://t.co/0EZsXC8IKa
No patient should face worse health care options due to their disability or pre-existing condition. By prohibiting discriminatory measures, the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act will help ensure all Americans can access high-quality health care: https://t.co/PyIdEtr0DN
I voted in favor of the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act to expand access to health care by preventing discrimination against Americans with disabilities. All Americans, regardless of their health status or disabilities, deserve equal access to the care they need. https://t.co/tPwBgxyUjz
Life is valuable. I was proud to vote for the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act, which protects Americans with disabilities and chronic illnesses from discrimination and provides access to lifesaving cures.
Proud to support the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act, legislation that protects Americans with disabilities and chronic illnesses from discrimination in federal health care programs. Thank you to @cathymcmorris for your leadership on this vital bill!
Cost-effective health care should be accessible to all, and the government's assessment of quality-adjusted life years should not discriminate against patient coverage. I voted YES to protect care and access for seniors, the disabled, and those with chronic illnesses. https://t.co/mjw7QC6Kjg
Today, I voted for H.R. 485, the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act, to prevent qualified adjusted life years (QALYs) in federal healthcare. QALYs use factors like age, disability, or chronic illness to measure a person’s worthiness of care. This is just wrong. https://t.co/lCyTfrRNby
I am proud the House voted to protect individuals with chronic illnesses and disabilities from discrimination today by passing legislation I helped lead, the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act (H.R. 485). https://t.co/wvW8lcMUAQ
Life is our most precious gift and valuable regardless of someone's disability or chronic illness. That’s why I voted to pass H.R. 485, a bill that protects veterans and Americans covered by federal healthcare programs from being denied care due to their disability or illness. https://t.co/1lPoVBD41d
The House passed HR 485 Protecting Healthcare for All Patients Act. Unfortunately it was a party line vote, but a win is a win for the patient and disability community. Thanks for the leadership @cathymcmorris. #BanQALY #ProtectAllPatients #PatientsRising
PASSED: Chair @cathymcmorris’ bill, H.R. 485, the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act, to end the use of QALYS and other discriminatory measures in our health care system. 👏
Today, I am voting to protect Americans with disabilities and chronic health conditions from life-threatening discrimination in healthcare. Every American deserves to receive quality care. https://t.co/VUETs30wD1
Every person’s life has value—no patient should ever be denied treatment because of a disability or chronic illness. I'm leading the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act to end the use of QALYS and other discriminatory measures in our health care system. https://t.co/GrUuiGK60f
The government shouldn’t be in charge of determining if someone’s life is worth living. We MUST pass H.R. 485 to protect Americans with disabilities and chronic illnesses from discrimination and affirm every person’s life has value.