Congressman Mike Rogers made the following remarks today in response to the passage of H.R. 4015, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act.   “East Alabama’s seniors and doctors rely on Medicare, and it’s critical that Congress helps strengthen and secure Medicare for current and future generations. This bill, if passed by the Senate and… Read more »

Across East Alabama, so many of our seniors depend on Medicare to help provide their health care coverage. Medicare Advantage, or Medicare Part C, is a program that allows seniors to enroll in plans provided by private insurance companies so they can stay in their current networks and keep the doctors they like and trust. Almost 30 percent of all Medicare beneficiaries participate in… Read more »

Recently, you may have seen President Obama bypassing Congress – yet again. He is at least keeping one promise –he will not hesitate to bypass Congress to implement his policies. The Administration announced mid-February it would be postponing a key provision of the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, by delaying the employer health care insurance mandate by… Read more »

All of us across East Alabama are wondering recently if our economy is showing signs of life or not. On the heels of December’s disappointing jobs report, January’s jobs report proved to be equally disappointing. Only 113,000 jobs were added across the country which continues our concerns over the direction our economy is headed. House Republicans remain focused on passing… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following remarks today after the Obama Administration unilaterally delayed yet another key provision of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Rogers said the Obama Administration again is bypassing Congress by deciding not to enforce the employer health insurance mandate for a second straight year. “Last week it was the Congressional… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following remarks today after the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report yesterday that the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, would push two million employees out of the workforce by 2017 and 2.5 million employees over the next decade. “The findings in this report come as no surprise. We’ve known Obamacare… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers held several meetings recently with small business owners and health care professionals across East Alabama. These groups all shared their concerns with Rogers over the devastating effects Obamacare is having on their employees, patients and the economy in general. “Obamacare is an unworkable law which I have strongly opposed from the beginning. It is hurting… Read more »

With the new year in full swing, Obamacare is continuing to have a devastating impact on many folks across East Alabama. Working families are seeing rising premium costs. Others are being forced into new insurance plans with different coverage, less choice and fewer doctors.   President Obama’s broken promise, “If you like your health care plan, you can keep… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers is objecting to an expected announcement today by the Administration that would delay the open enrollment date of Obamacare for 2015 by a month.  Rogers pointed out it just happens the delay will push the current 2014 deadline from October 15 to November 15, just after the midterm elections. “President Obama continues to play shameful political games… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers said he was pleased to see the passage of H.R. 3350, the Keep Your Health Plan Act of 2013, in the House of Representatives today. This bill, if passed by the Senate and signed by the president, would allow health care plans on the individual market to remain available so people across East Alabama can have the option to keep their current health care plans. Rogers… Read more »