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Congressman Davis' top priority in Congress is expanding access to affordable health care because he knows it is vital to keeping rural hospitals open, making health care accessible to those who need it most, and improving treatment for victims of addiction.
Congressman Davis is leading the effort in the House to expand access to affordable care for North Carolinians. That's why a few of his first official acts in Congress included cosponsoring H.R. 31 COVER Now Act, which would help find a federal alternative to states who have yet to expand Medicaid and relaunching the State Medicaid Expansion Caucus (SMEC) to advance solutions to expand Medicaid for those trapped in their state's coverage gap.
Congressman Davis understands that residents across North Carolina's First Congressional District sometimes must choose between purchasing their lifesaving medication and putting food on the table. The hardworking people of eastern North Carolina make up more than 20 percent of the state, and he is doing what he can to keep them safe and healthy.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressmen Don Davis (D-NC), Morgan Griffith (R-VA), and Ben Cline (R-VA) introduced the bipartisan H.R. 2541, the Nuclear Medicine Clarification Act of 2025, which would close a loophole that currently allows patients to be unintentionally exposed to high levels of radiation without reporting or disclosure. The legislation would improve care and ensure transparency for patients and simplify federal rules coming from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Don Davis (NC-01) and U.S. Representative August Pfluger (TX-11) introduced the bipartisan H.R. 2542, the Old Drugs, New Cures Act, legislation to improve access to innovative, affordable medication and tackle health disparities in rural and low-income communities across America.
Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) Introduced the bipartisan Maintaining Investments in New Innovation (MINI) Act, legislation ensuring continued access to medical therapies developed with genetically targeted technology (GTT). Drugs made with GTT are often designed to treat life-threatening rare diseases, and the MINI Act will incentivize investment in the next generation of cures for patients in desperate need.
Today, Congressman Don Davis (NC-01), Co-Chair of the State Medicaid Expansion Caucus, marked the first anniversary of Medicaid expansion in North Carolina on the U.S. House of Representatives floor. The milestone comes after more than a decade of advocacy from patients, providers, and elected officials.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) is announcing a Healthcare Listening Session on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, in Martin County. The event aims to listen to residents' concerns and better understand the impact of Martin General Hospital’s closure on healthcare access in the Martin County community.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Congressmen Don Davis (NC-01) and August Pfluger (TX-11) introduced the bipartisan Old Drugs, New Cures Act, legislation to improve access to innovative, affordable medication and tackle health disparities in rural and low-income communities across America.
Rep. Don Davis recently introduced a bill that will help residents of North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District access cutting-edge medications in the years to come.
The Ensuring Pathways to Innovative Cures Act would fix a provision in the Inflation Reduction Act that could force more patients to travel long distances to obtain medications they need. In a largely rural district like North Carolina’s First, that’s a big problem.
After the Alabama Supreme Court blocked access to IVF in February, some prominent Republicans across the country tried to distance themselves from the ruling. But the reasoning cited by the conservative judges—that life begins at conception—is a core belief of many far-right lawmakers and was the central justification for the abortion bans that Republican legislatures introduced in many states after Roe v. Wade was overturned.
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Forever chemicals: N.C. gets $29 million to combat PFAS after EPA announcement
The EPA set new limits on six PFAS substances, known as "forever chemicals," in drinking water Wednesday.