Health Care

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced the start of open enrollment today, encouraging Washingtonians to sign up for health insurance for 2018 under the Affordable Care Act. Since enacted, the Affordable Care Act continues to help thousands of people across Northwest Washington access high quality, comprehensive health care. “The Affordable Care Act is not dead – and Washington… Read more »

Federal funding and evidence-based policies vital to expand access to life-saving treatment and recovery services Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) today released the following statement after Senate Republicans announced that the Graham-Cassidy bill, also known as Trumpcare, does not have sufficient votes to pass the Senate before the September 30th deadline. “For the sixth time this Congress, Congressional Republicans have terrified, enraged, and ultimately mobilized millions of Americans by… Read more »

Congressman: with 49 million Americans forecasted to be uninsured, Trumpcare is ‘record-breaking in all the wrong ways’ Read more »

Congressman: ‘If there was a book on commonsense for Congress, I am sure it would include a chapter on holding public hearings before voting on legislation’ Read more »

Rep. Larsen participates in bilingual radio interview Skagit Valley Herald Brandon Stone 5/9/2017 MOUNT VERNON — U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., participated in a bilingual interview on KSVR that radio host Manuel Reta said would help make government more accessible to Skagit County’s Latino population. The hour-long interview was conducted in English and interpreted… Read more »

Congressman: ‘This is a plan to destroy America’s healthcare, not fix it’ Read more »

Larsen volunteers with Meals on Wheels, meets local seniors threatened by budget cuts Lynnwood Today Larry Vogel 4/19/2017 U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (D-2nd District) pitched in on Wednesday to help deliver meals to Edmonds and Mountlake Terrace seniors as a part of the Senior Services of Snohomish County Meals on Wheels program – an initiative that would be partially cut under… Read more »

Trumpcare didn't pass, but Rep. Larsen lists Obamacare fixes The Islands' Sounder Hayley Day 4/5/2017 Three days after Republicans pulled their Affordable Care Act repeal from a vote, Washington State Rep. Rick Larsen discussed the many “ifs” left. “About 40,000 in the district I represent would be uninsured,” said Larsen, a Democrat, at a March 23… Read more »

Rick Larsen Town Hall San Juan Update Louise Dustrude 3/26/2017 Congressman Rick Larsen’s Town Hall on Sunday at the Brickworks attracted just over a hundred residents from San Juan and other islands.  Larsen started with comments about the failure of the Republicans to end the Affordable Care Act, with the heavily Democratic crowd erupting in applause several times. He… Read more »