U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today with Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) the award of $735,844 in federal funding to the National Alliance on Mental Illness New Hampshire (NAMI NH) that will bolster the organization’s youth suicide prevention efforts… Read more »

Dear Friend,  Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Discussing H.R. 3. Read more here. It was great to join Granite State Progress and Riverbend Community Mental Health on Monday to discuss how Congress is fighting to lower the cost of prescription drugs and combat the opioid epidemic. I appreciate the opportunity to hear from folks in our… Read more »

Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) joined Granite State Progress for a discussion on H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act – historic legislation passed by the House in December that would lower the price of prescription drugs for all Americans by empowering Medicare to negotiate directly with drug companies. Later in the day, in Concord, Kuster joined stakeholders at Riverbend… Read more »

Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), issued the following statement condemning the Fifth Circuit Court ruling on the Trump Administration-supported lawsuit to overturn the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ACA protects the tens of millions of Americans with preexisting conditions, reduces out-of-pocket costs, expands Medicaid, bans junk insurance plans, and allows Americans to stay on… Read more »

Dear Friend,  Lowering the Price of Prescription Drugs The House took the historic step yesterday of passing H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act to lower the price of prescription drugs and give Americans peace of mind in being able to afford their medications. I was proud to secure $10 billion in funding to fight the opioid… Read more »

**H.R. 3 also include Kuster’s bill to ensure Medicare Beneficiaries are enrolled in a plan that best suits their needs** Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement on House passage of H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act. This legislation will help bring down the cost of prescription drugs and level the playing field for American patients by… Read more »

Dear Friend,                                  Finding Bipartisan Solutions to Curb the Opioid Epidemic I was pleased to hold a roundtable discussion with my Bipartisan Opioid Task Force co-chair Rep. Fitzpatrick on… Read more »

WINDHAM — The potential of increases in health care costs for small businesses around the state took center stage during a morning roundtable discussion. U.S. Congresswoman Annie Kuster, a Democrat representing New Hampshire's 2nd District, joined local business leaders and local legislators Friday morning at the A.J. Letizio Enterprise Center in Windham to talk about what the… Read more »

Dear Friend, Honoring Those Who Answered the Call of Duty We can never fully express our gratitude for the courageous Americans who have put everything on the line to serve our nation, and we must do everything we can to ensure they have access to the care and support they deserve. I was honored to be at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery on Veterans Day to recognize the… Read more »

Today, Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) joined her colleagues, Representatives Donna Shalala (D-FL), Larry Buschon, MD (R-IN) and Phil Roe, MD (R-TN), to introduce the Senior Immunization Act of 2019, bipartisan legislation that would eliminate out-of-pocket costs for vaccines covered under Medicare Part D and improve vaccines awareness and education for… Read more »