U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) has filed legislation to ensure access to affordable, quality health care and economic security for working women and families across the country. The bill restores the important Medicaid payment boost to primary care providers and recognizes OB-GYNs, among others, as primary care providers. Read more »

Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor released the following statement following Florida Gov. Rick Scott's visit to Washington D.C.: Read more »

Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) announced that Tampa Family Health Centers and Community Health Centers of Pinellas, Inc. have secured a combined $1.2 million of the $5 million coming to Florida from the U.S. Health & Human Services Department. Read more »

Three Tampa Bay area clinics are among 10 across the state and 164 nationwide to receive Affordable Care Act funding to provide additional primary health care in underserved areas. Read more »

A new report out today reveals taxpayers are charged at least double the amount of money for prescription drugs provided under Medicare than those provided under Medicaid. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) released the following statement: “In an attempt to cover up his failure to serve the best interests of Floridians, today Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced a wasteful and baseless lawsuit to divert attention away from a budget impasse in the state capital that is largely of his own making. Gov. Scott has been aware of the June… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) applauded U.S. House of Representatives’ passage today of the bipartisan Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA or H.R. 2), a major accomplishment for a Congress that has had difficulty in passing meaningful legislation to benefit America. Read more »

U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (D-FL) and Dave Reichert (R-WA), co-chairs of the U. S. House of Representatives Children’s Health Care Caucus, announced their support for the bipartisan package unveiled yesterday to extend the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for two years, permanently fix the SGR (Sustainable Growth Rate) formula for Medicare physician payments, and secure critical funding for community health centers. Read more »

Today is Match Day – an annual rite of passage for medical school graduates across the country, including students from University of South Florida’s Morsani College of Medicine, who will learn where they will receive their medical training – or residency – for the next three to seven years.  “I am so proud of our students who are tomorrow’s leaders in health care and medical… Read more »

In response to America’s looming doctor shortage, U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (D-FL14) and Joe Heck (R-NV3) have filed the bipartisan Creating Access to Residency Education (CARE) Act to boost the number of resident physicians through creative partnerships with health providers. The CARE Act also provides a timely response to two recent studies that highlight the troubling shortage of doctors in training. Read more »