Health, Medical Research & Disabilities
Ensuring the health and wellness of all Americans is a guiding principle for Senator Markey’s work in Congress. Senator Markey believes health care is a right, not a privilege and has worked to ensure that all Americans, especially children, have access to affordable, quality health care. He has fought to protect and strengthen Medicare and Medicaid benefits for the most vulnerable in society. He also has been a champion for health and medical research, consumer protection, the disabled, and the fight against Alzheimer's disease.
Senator Markey has a long history of supporting federal research in science and technology. On a yearly basis, Senator Markey advocates during appropriation season for increased funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) responsible for funding various biomedical and basic science research projects, which help us better understand the origin of disease and assist developing cures.
- Combatting the Prescription Drug & Heroin Epidemic
- Children’s Health
- Disabilities
- Medical Devices
- Medical Privacy
- Medical Research and National Institutes of Health
- Medicare & Medicaid
- Senior Health & Alzheimer's Disease
- Toxics
- Stabenow, Collins, Markey, Capito Applaud Announcement that Medicare Will Implement HOPE for Alzheimer’s Act, Pay for New Care Plans to Provide Support to Families of Alzheimer’s patients Posted on 11/03/16
- Senators Have New Questions for Mylan About EpiPen Price Hike, Pricing Strategy Posted on 11/01/16
- Markey: Dramatic Rise in Pediatric Opioid Overdoses Demands Action Posted on 11/01/16
- Senator Markey Statement on Proposed UN Package to Aid Cholera Epidemic in Haiti Posted on 10/25/16
- Senator Markey Criticizes United Nations Response to Hurricane Matthew in Haiti Posted on 10/18/16
- Senator Markey Visits Haiti to Assess Humanitarian Response After Hurricane Matthew Posted on 10/12/16
- Senator Markey Calls for Swift Action to Curb Off-Label Fentanyl Prescribing Posted on 10/11/16