Washington, D.C. – Earlier today, President Bush vetoed the Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (H.R. 6331), a bill which has passed the Senate and the House with veto-proof majorities.

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Senate passed the Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (H.R. 6331). In a groundbreaking step forward for health technology, Schwartz was able to include as part of the bill her legislation, the E-MEDS Act of 2007. This key initiative requires doctors who receive Medicare to move towards electronic prescribing, or e-prescribing. E-prescribing is the online submission of prescriptions from your healthcare provider to your pharmacy. Approximately 97 percent of doctors accept Medicare, thus ensuring that America will move toward near universal use of e-prescribing thru this policy.

Washington D.C. – U.S. Reps. Allyson Schwartz (PA-13) and Patrick Murphy (PA-8) today announced that Montgomery and Bucks County are slated for openings of new Vet Centers by December 2009. Although the exact sites have not yet been chosen, both Schwartz and Murphy praised the news as a necessity for local veterans and their families. Out of 39 sites selected throughout the United States for new centers, Montgomery and Bucks County were the only sites selected in Pennsylvania.