More than 1.3 million Floridians could lose health premium tax credits that make their private health insurance affordable - more than any other state - if the U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of Republican partisans in King v. Burwell, according to a new report released today by Families USA. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) released the following statement regarding the CMS letter to the State of Florida on granting transitional LIP funding. Read more »

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 »