KEY HOUSE COMMITTEE PASSES WARNER'S HEALTH CARE BILLS TO LOWER COSTS AND EXPAND ACCESS TO CARE

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Mark R. Warner issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON -U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) today welcomed House Ways and Means Committee's unanimous passage of his Rural Patient Monitoring (RPM) Access Act and his Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act.

"I am grateful to my colleagues on the House Ways and Means committee who stood up for patients on Medicare, especially those who live in rural and underserved communities," said Sen. Warner. "These bills will expand access and lower costs. My RPM Access Act ensures seniors can regularly receive the medical consultations they need by expanding remote care options. My Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act modernizes the prior authorization proces...