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WASHINGTON, DC – President Obama today signed into law U.S. Senator Jack Reed’s (D-RI) legislation to help make children’s medications and medical devices safer. Reed wrote the Better Pharmaceuticals and Devices for Children Act... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – As health experts predict a surge in Lyme disease cases this summer, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is calling for a national strategy to combat the disease and expand federal research efforts to increase surveillance and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the landmark health insurance reform law known as the Affordable Care Act: “Today’s decision... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee has approved his amendment to provide $10 million for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Lead Poisoning Prevention... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to improve wellness and promote healthy communities, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is encouraging eligible Rhode Island organizations to apply for a portion of $70 million in federal funding for community-based... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed’s (D-RI) legislation to help make children’s medications and medical devices safer was passed today by the full Senate.   Reed wrote the Better Pharmaceuticals and Devices for... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to protect the health and well-being of Rhode Islanders and redevelop former industrial sites, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced $1.2 million in federal funding to help clean up brownfields in communities... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In a victory for consumers, the U.S. Senate has accepted Senator Jack Reed’s (D-RI) amendment forcing the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) to put comprehensive new sunscreen standards into effect this year.  The... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to ensure sunscreen labels are clear, accurate, and provide consumers with the information they need to protect themselves, a group of U.S. Senators, led by Jack Reed (D-RI), is asking the Federal Drug Administration... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed’s (D-RI) effort to educate consumers, reduce skin cancer, and warn young people about the risks of indoor tanning beds is advancing through Congress. Last month, Reed and U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced it is reversing course and delaying comprehensive new sunscreen standards for six additional months, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) criticized the FDA for failing to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to improve patient care and help Rhode Island hospital workers and hospitals, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that the recently released Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed’s legislation to make children’s medications safer has been approved by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee.    The Better Pharmaceuticals and Devices... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to make medications safer for children, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Pat Roberts (R-KS) today introduced the bipartisan Better Pharmaceuticals and Devices for... Read More

LINCOLN, RI – In an effort to improve the health and wellness of Rhode Island seniors, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined students from the University of Rhode Island (URI) College of Pharmacy, CVS/pharmacy, and RI Script Your Future to... Read More

LINCOLN, RI – In an effort to improve the health and wellness of Rhode Island seniors, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined students from the University of Rhode Island (URI) College of Pharmacy, CVS/pharmacy, and RI Script Your Future to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, after the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding the individual mandate, a provision in the Affordable Care Act that requires individuals to purchase health insurance or pay a penalty to cover the societal costs of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to reduce health care costs and expand access for mental health services to Medicaid patients, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced that... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI - In an effort to help reduce new Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections, increase access to care, and improve health outcomes for people living with HIV/AIDS, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced over $1 million for... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to help Rhode Island seniors stay healthy and save taxpayers money, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDoH) will receive a $231,842 federal reimbursement through the... Read More