Healthcare

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Applauds $2.3 Million in Federal Funding for Fitchburg and Lowell Community Health Centers

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LOWELL, MA - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) applauded the awarding of another $2,359,145 in federal funding to support Community Health Connections in Fitchburg and the Lowell Community Health Center. The funding will be disbursed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for operating costs at the…

Trahan, Cicilline, Langevin, Welch, Keating Secure Support for Frontline Workers in Heroes Act Expected to Pass House Today

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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Democratic Policy and Communications Committee Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01), and Representatives Jim Langevin (RI-02), Peter Welch (VT At-Large), and Bill Keating (MA-09) held a call with regional reporters as the House is set to pass the Heroes Act –  which includes critical support for frontline workers…

Massachusetts Health Centers Awarded Nearly $16 Million in Federal Funding for COVID-19 Testing

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Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), William Keating (D-MA-09), Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-MA-04), Katherine Clark (D-MA-05), Seth Moulton (D-MA-06), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07) and Lori Trahan (D-MA-04), announced that…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Introduces Legislation to Strengthen American Manufacturing and Ensure Readiness during Public Health Emergencies

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LOWELL, MA – On Friday, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) introduced H.R. 6793, the Pandemic Production Act (PPA), transformative legislation that will reshape how the United States prepares to keep health care workers safe during future infectious disease outbreaks, including a second COVID-19 surge, while also reinvesting in quality, well-paid manufacturing…

Massachusetts Medicare Providers Awarded Additional $163 Million in CARES Act Relief

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Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), William Keating (D-MA-09), Joseph P. Kennedy (D-MA-04), Katherine Clark (D-MA-05), Seth Moulton (D-MA-06), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-06), Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), today announced that Massachusetts health care…

Trahan, Warren, Markey Call on CMS to Increase Oversight of Life Care Centers of America, Other Nursing Homes to Protect Workers and Residents

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LOWELL, MA  - Yesterday, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) wrote to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requesting that additional oversight measures be put into place to protect staff and residents of Life Care Centers of America (LCCA) and other nursing home facilities from COVID-19. The letter…

Trahan Announces $900,000 in Mental Health Services Funding for LUK, Inc. in Fitchburg

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LOWELL, MA - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced $900,000 in federal grant funding for LUK, Inc., a not-for-profit social service agency in Fitchburg. The funding was awarded via two federal grants by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. “Strong federal investments in…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Supports Interim Emergency Coronavirus Relief Package

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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) voted to send the $484 billion interim emergency COVID-19 relief package to the President’s desk to be signed into law. Following the vote, Trahan also called on Congress and the Administration to prioritize health care workers, essential personnel, and the most vulnerable in our communities as negotiations continue on the…

Trahan, Blunt Rochester, Pascrell Introduce the Coverage for COVID-19 Treatment Act

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LOWELL, MA - Today Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-AL), and Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09) introduced H.R. 6568, the Coverage for COVID-19 Treatment Act. This legislation will require private insurers to cover treatment for COVID-19 with no-cost sharing for patients. “This pandemic has placed our workers and small business…

Mass. Congressional Delegation Urge Trump Administration to Fully Fund COVID-19 Response in Commonwealth

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Text of Letter (PDF) Boston, MA - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), William Keating (D-MA-09), Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-MA-04), Katherine Clark (D-MA-05), Seth Moulton (D-MA-06), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07) and Lori Trahan (D-MA-03),…