Peterborough, NH – Yesterday, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) toured Monadnock Community Hospital and met with hospital leadership to discuss efforts to improve health care delivery for local residents. The visit was part of Kuster’s health care listening tour, which she launched in February. As a member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Kuster has been… Read more »

Dear Friend,  Supporting Our Veterans On Monday, I had the opportunity to meet with staff and veterans at the recently opened Harbor Homes Boulder Point Veterans Housing Project in Plymouth. This new center provides permanent housing for homeless veterans and serves as a critical lifeline for those who call this community home. I was pleased to do my part in seeing this community… Read more »

CONCORD — The Health Care Emergency Bus Tour stopped in Concord Tuesday long enough for U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster (D-N.H.) and local advocates to detail what’s at stake in the Texas lawsuit to overturn the Affordable Care Act. Protect Our Care’s nationwide bus tour is making stops around the country to call attention to what the group calls “the ongoing war on health… Read more »

Dear Friend, Expanding Access to Quality Healthcare Last week, I enjoyed a wonderful visit to the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock in Lebanon as part of my health care listening tour. I had the pleasure of touring the facilities and listening to the doctors and staff who work tirelessly to care for their young patients. In addition, I visited with the Dartmouth… Read more »

Dear Friend, Supporting Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery On Tuesday, I toured the Monadnock Region “Doorway” run by Cheshire Medical Center in Keene and met with leadership and clinicians to discuss the center’s efforts to support substance misuse treatment and recovery in the area. This visit is part of my hospital and healthcare listening tour, which I… Read more »

LEBANON, N.H. — Representative Annie Kuster (D-NH-2) visited visited Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center on Monday as part of her district-wide health care listening tour. One major part of providing rural health care is Dartmouth Hitchcock's Advanced Response Team (DHART), which is celebrating its 25th year serving Vermont and New Hampshire. "Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center is… Read more »

Ninety percent of women serving time at New Hampshire State Prison are dealing with addiction, officials say. While incarcerated, they have access to medication, peer support and other recovery programs. Yet since inmates lose Medicaid coverage while they are in prison, when they are released, it takes 30 or 60 days to regain insurance – a vulnerable window of time for most… Read more »

Dear Friend, We Must Act to Reduce Gun Violence This weekend, our nation was once again struck by senseless acts of gun violence that took the lives of nearly 30 individuals. My heart goes out to everyone who has been affected by the tragic shootings in El Paso and Dayton – and to every community across our nation that has been impacted by gun violence. We cannot allow… Read more »

House and Senate Democrats Unveil Resolution To Undo Trump Administration 1332 Waiver Rule, Which Would Erode Pre-Existing Condition Protections For Millions Of Americans And Would Allow Providers To Offer Junk Plans That Cost More And Cover Less The Senate Has Not Taken Action On Rep. Kuster’s House-Passed Legislation, H.R. 986, The Protecting Americans With Preexisting Conditions… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) reintroduced the Humane Correctional Health Care Act alongside Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), who introduced companion legislation in the Senate. This bill would repeal the so-called Medicaid Inmate Exclusion, which strips health coverage from Medicaid enrollees who are involved in the criminal justice system, decreasing access to care and shifting… Read more »