Improving Health Care

Legislation & Actions:

Working Families Tax Cut – Signed into law
- Rep. Goldman voted for the Working Families Tax Cut to establish the Rural Hospital Transformation Program, which invests $50 billion in rural hospitals. Additionally, it will remove individuals who are improperly enrolled in Medicaid, preserving resources for those who genuinely need them.
- The Rural Hospital Transformation Program will invest more than $1.4 billion in Texas’s rural health care over the next five years. These resources will strengthen and expand rural health care services for millions of Texans.
More Affordable Care Act – Introduced into the U.S. House and U.S. Senate
- Rep. Goldman is co-sponsoring the More Affordable Care Act to help make health care in American more affordable for hardworking families. This bill would reduce costs, increase competition, and restore patient choice.
Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act – Passed the U.S. House
- Rep. Goldman is co-sponsoring the Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act to improve pediatric cancer treatment by requiring pharmaceutical companies to study targeted therapies in children when scientifically appropriate. Additionally, it strengthens FDA enforcement and transparency.
Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act – Introduced to the U.S. House
- Rep. Goldman is co-sponsoring the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act, which requires Medicare Advantage plans to establish an electronic prior authorization system that delivers real-time decisions for commonly approved services, reducing delays for seniors seeking routine care.
Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Detection Screening Coverage Act – Introduced to the U.S. House
- Rep. Goldman is co-sponsoring the Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Detection Screening Coverage Act, which allows Medicare to cover multi-cancer early detection tests once they are FDA-approved and shown to provide clinical benefit, giving seniors access to cutting-edge screening tools.