Health Care

Federal Ban on Medicaid Payments to Planned Parenthood and Similar Providers Expires on July 4, 2026 WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo) sent a letter to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, urging him to extend the ban on any federal funding for trans-treatment and abortion providers in the upcoming Budget Resolution. Senator Hawley’s amendment to extend the ban was narrowly rejected by the Senate this week, and he is now calling on the House to act. Senator...

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to his Republican colleagues in the Senate, urging them to join his new legislation to ban the chemical abortion drug mifepristone and empower women harmed by the drug to sue its manufacturers. The outreach comes after Senator Hawley's legislation gained 3 new cosponsors: Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and Ted Budd (R-N.C.). Companion legislation sponsored by Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger...

WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent letters to two chemical abortion drug manufacturers—Danco Laboratories and GenBioPro— to inform them that he is opening an investigation into their business practices related to mifepristone as mounting evidence shows women are suffering alarming rates of adverse-effects after taking the drug.“I write to inform you that I am opening an investigation into Danco Laboratories and its manufacture, distribution, and marketing practices...

WASHINGTON --  Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced the No Taxes on Healthcare Act to provide relief for American families from out-of-control medical costs that have skyrocketed in recent years.  Studies estimate that nearly 41 percent of adults in the United States have some form of debt stemming from medical expenses. In the last year alone, a recent Gallup report found that 31 million Americans borrowed money to pay for healthcare. But under...