FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Doctors for America PO Box 53313 1921 Florida Ave NW Washington, DC  20009-9997 December 4, 2023 Doctors for America’s FDA Task Force Meets with Policymakers on End-of-Year Priorities The FDA Task Force is meeting with key members of Congress to discuss the need for robust FDA funding and with leaders at the FDA to discuss robust public advisory committees and strategies to maintain transparency and public trust Washington, D.C.: This week, Doctors for America’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Task Force is meeting with leaders on Capitol Hill and at the FDA to di ..read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Doctors for America PO Box 53313 1921 Florida Ave NW Washington, DC  20009-9997 November 16, 2023 Doctors for America Welcomes Warnock and Kennedy Report on Lowering the Price of Insulin WASHINGTON, D.C. –Doctors for America (DFA) welcomes the release of the new report from Senators Raphael Warnock and John Kennedy identifying the urgent need for federal action to lower the price of insulin. As their report, Examining Insulin Deserts, makes plain, recent voluntary commitments by drugmakers to lower the prices on some of their insulin products are simply inadequate to ..read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Doctors for America PO Box 53313 1921 Florida Ave NW Washington, DC  20009-9997 October 12, 2023 Doctors for America and The Reproductive Health Coalition File Fifth Amicus Brief in Major Medication Abortion Case WASHINGTON, D.C. – On October 12, 2023, Doctors for America (DFA) and the Reproductive Health Coalition (RHC) filed a new amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court to emphasize the profound harms to American health care that would likely flow if medically unnecessary restrictions were placed on access to mifepristone. The brief, filed in the case of Alliance fo ..read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Doctors for America PO Box 53313 1921 Florida Ave NW Washington, DC  20009-9997 October 5, 2023 Michigan’s High Prescription Drug Costs Closer to Being Reined in by Independent Board After Senate Vote Board will hold Big Pharma accountable for high cost of prescription drugs, bring transparency; next step is House vote Lansing, MI – The Michigan Senate today overwhelmingly chose the wellbeing of patients in Michigan over profits of Big Pharma. After years of seeing costs of life-saving medications skyrocket out of control, with no transparency or oversight, a package ..read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Doctors for America PO Box 53313 1921 Florida Ave NW Washington, DC  20009-9997 September 11, 2023 Doctors for America Supports the Medicare & Social Security Fair Share Act Washington, D.C.- Doctors for America (DFA) is pleased to endorse the Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act. We commend Senator Sheldon Whitehouse for working to preserve these vital programs and the people they serve for many years to come. Prior to the passage of Medicare, millions of older Americans struggled to access even basic health care once they retired, with nearly half of Ame ..read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Doctors for America PO Box 53313 1921 Florida Ave NW Washington, DC  20009-9997 August 16, 2023 Doctors for America’s Statement on the Anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act WASHINGTON, D.C. – Doctors for America (DFA) is excited to celebrate the first anniversary of Congress’ passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). This historic law included one of the most significant improvements to Medicare in decades by removing the longstanding prohibition on drug price negotiation, estimated to save nearly $300 billion over 10 years that can be reinvested into other ..read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Doctors for America PO Box 53313 1921 Florida Ave NW Washington, DC  20009-9997 July 13, 2023 Doctors For America’s Statement on FDA’s Approval of Opill WASHINGTON, D.C. – Doctors for America applauds the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent approval of Opill, a birth control for over-the-counter use. This move is an important step in keeping reproductive care available to all who need it.  Opill, which is a daily progestin-only pill, has been on the market for 50 years and has been proven safe and effective. Expanding its access means that more Americans ..read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Doctors for America PO Box 53313 1921 Florida Ave NW Washington, DC  20009-9997 July 6, 2023 Doctors For America’s FDA Task Force: the FDA Failed to Prioritize Patient Safety by Granting Lecanemab Accelerated Approval Full Funding For Nation’s Public Health Regulator is Desperately Needed WASHINGTON, D.C. – In light of the full approval of Eisai’s lecanemab (Leqembi) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Doctors For America’s FDA Task Force is calling on Congress to fully fund the agency such that staff have the resources and support to ensure future approv ..read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Doctors for America PO Box 53313 1921 Florida Ave NW Washington, DC  20009-9997 June 23, 2023 Doctors for America Applauds Biden’s Executive Order on Contraception Access WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Biden signed an executive order to strengthen access to affordable, high-quality contraception, and family planning services. The order also directs federal agencies to increase access to contraception under the Affordable Care Act, through Medicare and Medicaid, for service members and veterans, and through a wide scope of other federal programs. This is the thir ..read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Doctors for America PO Box 53313 1921 Florida Ave NW Washington, DC  20009-9997 June 23, 2023 A Day of Action & Solidarity One Year After Dobbs WASHINGTON, D.C. – Doctors for America (DFA), the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA), and the Reproductive Health Coalition “Stand in Solidarity” for Reproductive Rights on the One Year Anniversary of the Dobbs Decision on June 24, 2022, that caused an unprecedented crisis in abortion rights and access across the U.S. June 24, 2023 is the one-year anniversary of the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs ..read more