Improving Access to Affordable Healthcare
One of the main priorities of Congressman Mrvan for Indiana’s First Congressional District is to improve access to affordable healthcare.
Rep. Mrvan understands the struggles of vulnerable individuals and families, including the elderly who have been in need of assistance paying for prescription drugs, pregnant women in need of care, children who have been victims of sexual exploitation, and veterans who have been in need of mental health services.
As a member of the House Appropriations Committee, Rep. Mrvan will continue to build on his experience of advocating on behalf of people struggling to secure access to quality healthcare, pay their rent, keep the lights and heat on, and take care of basic health necessities.
For any individual in need of assistance obtaining healthcare services, please do not hesitate to contact the Merrillville office at 219-795-1844 to speak with a caseworker.
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U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, was one of just two Indiana congressmen to vote in favor of reinstating expired health insurance subsidies for Hoosiers who purchase health coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace.
An unusual coalition of 213 House Democrats and 17 Republicans, none from Indiana, advanced the measure through the U.S. House on Thursday — notwithstanding the opposition of Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana.
Eleanor Walsh, who faces an increase of approximately $14,300 in health insurance costs this year as the Affordable Care Act subsidies sunset, said she was pleased that the U.S. House passed a three-year extension on the subsidies.
But, Walsh said she’s still anxious about the measure successfully passing the Senate and then being signed by President Donald Trump.
“I am happy about it. I wish the rest of it all falls in place too,” Walsh said.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan released the statement below regarding the House passage of legislation to alleviate rising health care costs. A video of the Congressman’s remarks is available here.
My job is to make sure each and every day that I make life affordable and a little bit easier for individuals, and that they have access to healthcare.
Indiana wounded by last year's $1 billion shortfall in covering Medicaid costs
The future of Medicaid serving the health needs in northwest Indiana got a hearing from leaders of 8 community health centers in Lake, Porter, and LaPorte counties.
The outlook was grim from those healthcare executives in U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, Jr.’s First Congressional District who had gathered for a roundtable discussion at the Porter-Starke Health Center in Valparaiso.
Health care providers warned of dire consequences for patients, including those with commercial insurance, from Medicaid cuts enacted by Congress in what President Donald Trump refers to as his “big beautiful bill.”
Their remarks came from a Medicaid roundtable held Tuesday by U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan at Porter-Starke Services in Valparaiso. Providers from across Northwest Indiana designated as community mental health centers or federally qualified health centers were represented.
Federal and state cuts to Medicaid and other public assistance programs set to take effect in the months ahead will have an "absolutely devastating" impact on Northwest Indiana's health care providers and all users of their services.
That's the message shared Tuesday with Congressman Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, by representatives of a number of community mental health centers and federally qualified health centers primarily serving clients in Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties.
Melissa Mitchell had a one-word response to a question posed by U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, a Democrat who represents Northwest Indiana.
“In your forecasting and with the uncertainty, what is your worst-case scenario?” Mrvan asked Mitchell, the chief executive of HealthLinc, a Valparaiso-based not-for-profit medical provider serving a five-county area in Northwest Indiana.
Northwest Indiana's representative in the U.S. House had no qualms about voting "no" Thursday on Republican President Donald Trump's tax and spending cut legislation.
U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, said the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act is anything but beautiful, with numerous provisions that actively harm middle-class families, senior citizens, students, children, women and other vulnerable populations throughout the Region.
Valparaiso, IN – Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan hosted a roundtable with Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) to discuss the impact of cuts to Medicaid. The roundtable included representatives from 219 Health Network, Community HealthNet, Edgewater Health, HealthLinc, NorthShore Health Centers, Porter-Starke Services / Marram Health Center, Regional Health Systems, and the Swanson Center.
Reconciliation legislation passed last week, calling the measure “immoral” and warning that it prioritizes tax breaks for the wealthy while endangering essential services for the most vulnerable Americans.