Health Care

Welch meets with EMS providers to discuss bicameral ‘EMS ROCS’ Act  BELLOWS FALLS, VT – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) visited the Rockingham Municipal Fire Department’s Bellows Falls Fire Station to celebrate new federal funding—championed and secured by the Senator—to help build a new fire station in Saxtons River with expanded emergency services. Senator…

Welch secured federal funding for Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital to construct new pharmacies in Vermont’s Northeastern Kingdom  ST. JOHNSBURY, VT – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined health care providers and community leaders for roundtable discussion at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (NVRH) to discuss the importance of rural and independent…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement on the launch of TrumpRx, a new direct-to-consumer prescription drug platform launched by the Trump Administration:  “TrumpRx is yet another PR stunt and a money-making scheme for the Trump family. American seniors and patients will (once again) be left…

As Drug Prices Continue to Go Up and Republicans Give Hand Outs to Big Pharma, Democrats Offer Bold Vision to Lower Drug Costs for All Americans WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Ranking Member of the Senate Finance…

Senators urge additional review and transparency from HHS Inspector General prior to launch of TrumpRx  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, recently joined U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General…