The Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC), a coalition of leaders of the nation’s premier health care companies and organizations, has honored U.S. Representative Bob Latta as a “Champion of Healthcare Innovation” at an award ceremony in Washington, DC.
“I am proud to receive this award, and thank the HLC for this recognition,” said Rep. Latta. “Innovations in the healthcare industry are… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) today responded to the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) newly released working paper on the effects of Obamacare on the labor market. The nonpartisan office projects Obamacare will force a reduction in American work hours, costing the U.S. workforce the equivalent of 2 million jobs over the next decade.
“This is another example of how… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH), along with Congressman Tim Murphy (R-PA) and Congressman John A. Yarmuth (D-KY), today reintroduced H.R. 1424, the Infection Reduction Labeling Act. The legislation would ultimately help reduce the rate of hospital-acquired infections by allowing solid antimicrobial copper products to be labeled with their infection reduction properties.
“Infection rates… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) today joined his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives in voting to support H.R. 596, legislation to repeal Obamacare. The legislation also instructs Committee Chairmen to craft better solutions to reform health care in America.
“Obamacare’s negative impacts on job creation and economic growth reach far and wide,” said Latta. “With the… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) and Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) today led a letter, which included other members of the Ohio delegation, to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell expressing concern about guidance released by CMS that describes the types of settings in which states may use federal Medicaid funds to pay for home and community based… Read more »
Speaker John Boehner (OH-08) and Representatives Steve Chabot (OH-01), Brad Wenstrup (OH-02), Jim Jordan (OH-04), Bob Latta (OH-05), Bill Johnson (OH-06), Bob Gibbs (OH-07), Mike Turner (OH-10), Pat Tiberi (OH-12), Dave Joyce (OH-14), Steve Stivers (OH-15), and Jim Renacci (OH-16) today released the following statement reacting to… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) today visited Mercy St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio, to see firsthand local Ebola preparedness and response efforts. Congressman Latta is a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over public health issues and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
“While the CDC’s information surrounding the Ebola… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) today released the following statement after joining his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives in passing H.R. 3522, the Employee Health Care Protection Act. The legislation would enable the approximately 50 million fully-insured Americans who face health care plan cancellations or disruptions due to Obamacare to keep their current health care… Read more »
At a 21st Century Cures roundtable hosted by Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) and Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) yesterday at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, participants from the education, research and science fields discussed the challenges to accelerating the discovery, development and delivery of cures and how Ohio can lead in these efforts. The roundtable built off the House… Read more »
The Energy and Commerce Committee’s bipartisan 21st Century Cures initiative continues across the country as members gather information from researchers, doctors, and patients. This week, committee members Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) and Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) will host a roundtable on Wednesday, August 27, in Columbus, Ohio. Latta… Read more »
