Who We Support (2023-2024)
Rep. Ami Bera, MD
(D-CA-06)
Rep. Ami Bera, MD, is a primary care physician and former Chief Medical Officer for Sacramento County. He is one of four physicians in the House Democratic Caucus. Rep. Bera is a proven champion for the physician community on Capitol Hill. He leads efforts to stop impending Medicare payment cuts that are finalized in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule and is focused on reforming the physician reimbursement system overall.
Amish Shah, MD
(D-AZ-01)
Dr. Shah is a practicing emergency room physician. A key pillar of Dr. Shah’s Congressional campaign is healthcare and increasing access to specialists. He has received awards from: American College of Emergency Physicians, Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association, and Arizona Medical Association among others.
Rep. Betty McCollum
(D-MN-4)
Rep. McCollum serves on the House Appropriations Committee, which determines government funding levels for federal agencies. Additionally, Rep. McCollum has supported Medicare-specific legislation, including bills to expand Medicare’s coverage of services and specialists.
Rep. Blake Moore
(R-UT-01)
Rep. Moore serves on the House Ways & Means Committee and the Health, Social Security, and Work & Welfare Subcommittees. The Ways & Means Committee is the chief tax-writing committee. The Health Subcommittee has jurisdiction on Medicare and Medicaid.
Rep. Brett Guthrie
(R-KY-02)
Rep. Guthrie serves on the House Energy & Commerce Committee and is Chair of the Health Subcommittee, which has jurisdiction on Medicare. Rep. Guthrie is a leading voice on healthcare issues in the House. He has also served as co-leader of the House Republicans’ Healthy Future Task Force, which aims to improve health outcomes.
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick
(R-PA-01)
Rep. Fitzpatrick serves on the House Ways & Means Committee and the Health Subcommittee. The Ways & Means Committee is the chief tax-writing committee. The Health Subcommittee has jurisdiction on Medicare and Medicaid. Rep. Fitzpatrick is a Certified Emergency Medical Technician and is also Co-Chair of The Problem Solvers Caucus, a staunchly bipartisan caucus that has championed pro-business policies while also securing passage of substantive legislation.
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers
(R-WA-05)
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers serves as the Chair of House Energy & Commerce Committee. Rep. McMorris Rodgers supports many issues important to the physician community, including expanding access to quality and affordable medical care – especially in rural areas.
Rep. Darren Soto
(D-FL-09)
Rep. Soto serves on the House Energy & Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction on the Medicare program. Rep. Soto is a member of House Democratic leadership, serving as Assistant Regional Whip. Often referred to as a “rising star”, he will likely be able to influence future public policy outcomes in Congress and beyond.
Rep. Deborah Ross
(D- NC-02)
Rep. Deborah Ross serves on the Science, Space and Technology Committee and has an ongoing interest in addressing the physician workforce shortage – particularly in rural America. She also enthusiastically supports ongoing medical research funding initiatives at agencies such as the National Institutes of Health.
Rep. Don Beyer
(D-VA-08)
Rep. Beyer serves on the House Ways & Means Committee and the Health Subcommittee. The Ways & Means Committee is the chief tax-writing committee. The Health Subcommittee has jurisdiction on Medicare and Medicaid.
Rep. Dwight Evans
(D-PA-03)
Rep. Dwight Evans serves on the House Ways & Means Subcommittee on Health, which has jurisdiction on many AUA priorities, including the Medicare program. During his time in Congress, Rep. Evans has consistently supported physician and healthcare-centric issues, including prior authorization reform, telehealth expansion, and graduate medical education funding.
Rep. Frank Pallone
(D-NJ-06)
Rep. Frank Pallone serves as the ranking member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction on vital issues such as health care, health insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, and biomedical research.
Rep. Greg Murphy, MD
(R-NC-03)
Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, is one of two urologists and the only practicing surgeon currently serving in Congress. He serves on the House Ways and Means Committee and he Co-chairs the House Republican Doctors Caucus. He promotes several urologic issues on Capitol Hill, including cosponsoring H.R. 4880, a bill enacted last Congress directing the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national clinical pathway for prostate cancer, and H.R. 2630, a bipartisan initiative establishing an exception to medication step-therapy protocol in specified cases.
Sen. Jacky Rosen
(D-NV)
Sen. Jacky Rosen is a champion for remedies to physician workforce shortage issues. Among other efforts, Sen. Rosen sponsored the Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care Act (S.705) and the Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (S.704). She also launched the Bipartisan Comprehensive Care Caucus that is dedicated to raising awareness and promoting the benefits of palliative care.
Rep. Jason Smith
(R-MO-08)
Rep. Jason Smith serves as the Chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee, which has jurisdiction on vital issues such as health care, health insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, and biomedical research. He is a first-time AUAPAC recipient.
Rep. Jennifer Kiggans
(R-VA-02)
Rep. Kiggans is currently the only board-certified Adult-Geriatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner in Congress. She serves on the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee and Health Subcommittee. The Health Subcommittee has jurisdiction on the Veterans Health Administration including medical services, medical facilities, and medical research. Rep. Kiggans is a member of the Assisting Caregivers Today Caucus and Congressional Nursing Caucus.
Sen. John Barrasso
MD (R-WY)
Sen. John Barrasso, MD is a member of the Senate Finance Committee, which oversees health policy. Sen. Barrasso, an orthopaedic surgeon before coming to Congress, has led efforts to protect health care providers during the pandemic and beyond, including supporting telehealth expansion through the CONNECT Act and being a member of the Senate Rural Health Care Caucus.
Rep. John Joyce, MD
(R-PA-13)
Rep. John Joyce, MD, is a member of the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health. Prior to taking office in 2019, Dr. Joyce served as a dermatologist for over 25 years in rural Pennsylvania. He has supported numerous issues during his time in office, including sponsoring the Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care Act (H.R. 2761).
Sen. John Tester
(D-MT)
Sen. Tester serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, which funds all federal programs including research sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Defense.
Rep. Julia Brownley
(D-CA-26)
Rep. Brownley serves on the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee and the Subcommittee on Health. She is a member of a number of healthcare-focused Caucuses including: Congressional Cancer Prevention Caucus, Congressional Community Health Centers Caucus and Congressional Caucus on the Deadliest Cancers.
Rep. Julia Letlow
(R-LA-05)
Rep. Letlow serves on the House Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, which has jurisdiction on funding for the National Institutes of Health. She is a member of the Republican Governance Group Caucus and Republican Main Street Caucus; both of which aim to promote pro-business, pro-governance public policy outcomes.
Rep. Ken Calvert
(R-CA-42)
Rep. Ken Calvert is Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. Rep. Calvert is champion for urological research funding initiatives. He is a first-time AUAPAC recipient.
Rep. Kim Schrier, MD
(D-WA-08)
Rep. Kim Schrier, MD, is the first pediatrician to serve in the U.S. Congress and one of four physicians in the House Democratic Caucus. She serves on the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health, which has jurisdiction on health care workforce issues. She is a cosponsor of H.R. 2389, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act - which is a bill that expands graduate medical education training and funding - and H.R. 2630, the Safe Step Act - which modifies step therapy protocols and establishes exceptions for physicians and patients.
Larry Hogan
(R-MD)
Former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is currently running for Senate in Maryland to fill the seat open by retiring Sen. Ben Cardin. Hogan was the first Republican Governor of Maryland to serve two terms in over 50 years. He has served as the Vice-Chair of the National Governors Association and as Co-Chair of the 501(c)(4) No Labels. Hogan can continue to influence public policy regardless of his election outcome.
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester
(D-DE-At Large)
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester is a member of the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health, which is one of two central committees that oversee health policy in the House. Rep. Blunt Rochester is an original cosponsor of H.R. 2389, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act - which is a bill that expands graduate medical education training and funding - and H.R. 2630, the Safe Step Act - which modifies step therapy protocols and establishes exceptions for physicians and patients. She is also a member of the Congressional Kidney Caucus.
Rep. Lloyd Doggett
(D-TX-37)
Rep. Doggett serves on the House Ways & Means Committee and Health Subcommittee. The Health Subcommittee has jurisdiction on Medicare and Medicaid.
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, MD
(R-IA-02)
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, MD, is a former ophthalmologist who sits on the House Energy & Commerce Committee as well as the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee. She is also a member of the House GOP Doctors Caucus. She is one of the Republican co-leads of the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 2474) that would implement a new Medicare physician payment update tied to the Medicare Economic Index.
Rep. Mike Kelly
(R-PA-16)
Rep. Mike Kelly serves on the Subcommittee on Health and as the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Tax within the House Committee on Ways and Means. Serving as the former Republican co-lead of the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act, he led a monumental effort to expand healthcare access and increase healthcare quality for all Americans. Rep. Kelly’s service as the Republican chairman of the House Automotive Caucus, the Childhood Cancer Caucus, and the Health Care Innovation Caucus demonstrates his values in a wide array of issues.
Rep. Mike Thompson
(D-CA-04)
Rep. Mike Thompson serves as a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means and as a senior member of the Health Subcommittee. A Vietnam veteran himself and the husband of a family nurse practitioner, Rep. Thompson has led and supported numerous efforts to support veterans’ advocacy and healthcare expansion efforts, including the 21st Century GI Bill, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, and the Supporting Medicare Providers Act. He also serves as the co-chair of the Telehealth Caucus, acting as the primary sponsor of the CONNECT for Health Act.
Rep. Neal Dunn, MD
(R-FL-02)
Rep. Neal Dunn, MD, is one of two urologists currently serving in Congress. He serves on the House Energy & Commerce Committee, which has primary jurisdiction on many of our nation’s healthcare policies. He continues to champion urologic issues in Congress, including sponsorship of the PSA Screening for HIM Act (H.R. 1826).
Rep. Paul Tonko
(D-NY-20)
Rep. Tonko serves on the House Energy & Commerce Committee. He has long advocated for expanding Medicare coverage, specifically for Alzheimer’s related treatments.
Rep. Raul Ruiz, MD
(D-CA-25)
Rep. Raul Ruiz, MD – an emergency room physician prior to being elected to Congress in 2012 – serves on the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health. Dr. Ruiz has been a champion for issues critical to the physician community, including financial stability through reforms to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and step therapy. He serves as the sponsor of the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 2474) and cosponsor of the Safe Step Act (H.R. 2630).
Rep. Richard Hudson
(R-NC-09)
Rep. Richard Hudson serves as a member of the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health, which is one of two central committees that oversee health policy in the House. Rep. Hudson is a champion for physicians through his steadfast support of AUA priorities, including being an original cosponsor of the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act and cosponsoring the Preserving Seniors’ Access to Physicians Act and the Physician Fee Schedule Update and Improvements Act.
Rep. Richard McCormick
MD (R-GA-06)
Rep. Richard McCormick, MD is a former emergency physician and newly elected member of Congress. He is also a member of the House GOP Doctors Caucus. He is passionate about ensuring that our nation’s veterans have access to the healthcare they need and deserve.
Sen. Robert Casey
(D-PA)
Sen. Bob Casey is a member of both the Senate Finance and HELP Committees, which oversee health policy. Sen. Casey is a cosponsor of numerous key pieces of legislation including the Safe Step Act (S. 652) and the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (S.3018) from the 117th Congress. He is a first-time AUAPAC recipient.
Rep. Robin Kelly
(D-IL-02)
Rep. Kelly serves on the House Energy & Commerce Committee and Health Subcommittee. Rep. Kelly has supported several bills that provide adjustments to the physician fee schedule under Medicare. She sits on a number of healthcare related Caucuses including: Maternity Care Caucus; Health Braintrust Chair; Congressional Diabetes Caucus; Congressional Oral Health Caucus.
Sen. Roger Marshall
(R-KS)
Sen. Marshall is an OB/GYN and former practice-owner. He sits on the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee. The HELP Committee has jurisdiction on various federal agencies including the Department of Health and Human Services. He is an active voice on prior authorization reform and other healthcare issues in the Senate.
Sen. Roger Wicker
(R-MS)
Sen. Wicker sits on the following Senate committees: Armed Services; Commerce, Science, &Transportation; Environment and Public Works; Rules and Administration; and Intelligence. While often viewed as a defense hawk, he has also supported a number of healthcare related issues such as expanding training opportunities for physicians and increasing Medicare coverage for cancer screenings.
Rep. Rosa DeLauro
(D-CT-03)
Rep. DeLauro is the Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee and the Ranking Member of the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee. This committee directly determines government funding levels for critical federal agencies such as the Department of Health and Human Services.
Rep. Suzan DelBene
(D-WA-01)
Rep. Suzan DelBene serves on the House Ways and Means Committee and has been committed to health care reform and lasting retirement security through her leadership. This is demonstrated through multiple bills including the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act, co-sponsorship of healthcare reforms, the CONNECT for Health Act, and her support of H.R 2630, the Safe Step Act, which modifies step therapy protocols and establishes exceptions for physicians and patients. Additionally, she currently serves as Chair of the forward-thinking New Democrat Coalition and as Co-chair of the Women’s High-Tech Coalition, Kidney Caucus and MedTech Caucus.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
(D-WI)
Sen. Tammy Baldwin is Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies and a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. Both of these committees have jurisdiction on healthcare issues. Sen. Baldwin is a strong advocate for rural healthcare and broadband connectivity with an emphasis on telehealth.
Rep. Terri Sewell
(D-AL-07)
Rep. Terri Sewell is the first Black woman to serve in the Alabama Congressional delegation. She serves on the House Ways and Means Committee as a member of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee. She displays unwavering commitment to both healthcare and diversity initiatives. Rep. Sewell is the previous primary sponsor of the DIVERSE Trials Act, which improves diversity in clinical trials and data collection for COVID-19 and future public health threats. She also cosponsored the CONNECT for Health Act, Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act, and the Safe Step Act.
Sen. Tim Kaine
(D-VA)
Sen. Tim Kaine serves on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, which has jurisdiction on key public health matters under consideration by the U.S. Congress. Sen. Kaine has supported many urologic priorities during his time in the Senate, including the Safe Step Act (S. 652) , the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (S.3018), and CONNECT for Health Act (S. 1512) from the 117th Congress. He is a first-time AUAPAC recipient.
Rep. Troy Balderson
(R-OH-12)
Rep. Balderson serves on the House Energy & Commerce Committee and Health Subcommittee, which are primary committees that have jurisdiction on health policy in Congress. He has supported rare-disease and Medicare-focused legislation.
Rep. Vern Buchanan
(R-FL-16)
Rep. Vern Buchanan serves on the House Ways and Means Committee and is chair of the Health Subcommittee. The Health Subcommittee has jurisdiction on programs providing payments for healthcare, health delivery systems, or health research.
Rep. Yadira Caraveo, MD
(D-CO-08)
Rep. Yadira Caraveo, MD, is a practicing pediatrician who serves in the U.S. Congress. In addition to being one of four physicians in the House Democratic Caucus, Rep. Caraveo is a supporter of many AUA initiatives, including the PSA for HIM Act, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act, and the Safe Step Act. She is also a member of the Congressional Bipartisan Rural Health Caucus.
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