Health Care

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement in response to the White House budget:"The Trump budget is an all-out assault on the poor. Once again, the administration has prioritized the needs of the rich over the poor."The budget double-downs on Medicaid with a $610 billion cut on top of the cuts made in the Republicans' health care bill. It literally takes food out… Read more »

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement in response to the passage of the American Health Care Act:"After the stunning defeat in April of their effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, House Republicans today achieved their long-awaited goal. They were only able to do so by making back-room deals to coerce reluctant members of their caucus into voting… Read more »

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement on House Republicans' failed effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act:"Today the American Health Care Act was for a second time pulled from consideration on the House floor. While the Republican lawmakers who did not support it and I opposed the legislation for very different reasons, I am pleased that at least… Read more »

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement on House Republicans' efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act:"It is no coincidence that on the seventh anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, House Republicans hoped to hold a vote to repeal and replace it. Hope is the operative word here because after seven years of promising to repeal and replace Obamacare,… Read more »

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement in response to the passage of H.R. 1367 to improve VA's authority to hire, retain physicians." "In a welcome show of bipartisanship today, my colleagues and I unanimously passed legislation to improve the VA's ability to recruit and retain high-quality health care providers and to compete with non-VA medical facilities to… Read more »

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement on the Congressional Budget Office's report on how the Republicans' legislation will impact Americans' access to affordable health care:"Today the Congressional Budget Office released a report on the Republicans' health care bill that reinforced what we've known all along: Millions of Americans will lose their health care… Read more »

MIAMI – In observance of National HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) will partner with the Miami-Dade County Florida Department of Health to offer HIV testing on Tuesday, February 7, 2017, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Frederica Wilson and Juanita Mann Health Center, located at 2520 NW 75th Street, Miami, Florida."We have to end the stigma… Read more »

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson’s Statement in Response to the U.N.’s Apology for Haiti’s 2010 Cholera EpidemicCongresswoman Frederica S. Wilson released the following statement in response to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s formal apology to the people of Haiti for the U.N.’s role in a cholera epidemic that has been attributed to improper… Read more »

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson Partners with Walgreens to Provide Free Health Screenings and HIV Testing on World AIDS DayMIAMI – Hundreds of people across Miami-Dade and Broward counties lined up to get free, confidential HIV/AIDS tests on World AIDS Day, a global health day observed annually on December 1. The multi-site testing event was hosted by Congresswoman Frederica S.… Read more »

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson to Partner with Walgreens to Provide Free Health Screenings and HIV Testing on World AIDS DayMIAMI – In observance of World AIDS Day, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) will partner with Walgreens and several health clinics throughout Miami-Dade and Broward counties to offer free health screenings and HIV/AIDS testing on Thursday, December 1,… Read more »