Health Care
Our healthcare system was in need of reform before Obamacare was passed into law. However, instead of fixing our healthcare system, President Obama's health plan increased costs, introduced greater confusion into the marketplace and placed an excessive amount of power in the hands of the federal government.
We must not only repeal Obamacare but replace it with free market solutions empowering our citizens. This includes putting rational policies into place. Instituting policies that increase market competition will drive down healthcare costs and provide the American people a better healthcare system.
During my time in Congress I have worked to pass healthcare legislation encouraging competition and patient choice. I am committed to lowering healthcare costs and increasing access to patient care. Rest assured I will continue to support legislation that defunds, repeals and ultimately replaces our current healthcare system with free market solutions creating affordable healthcare for all citizens.
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By: Mrs. Brenda Fleischmann
This November, Reduce Your Lung Cancer Risk
In today's society fewer Americans are smoking and lung cancer rates are declining, yet the disease remains the number one cause of cancer death. November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and reminds us that we have more to do to prevent lung cancer.
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month:
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September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
The calendar fills up quickly in September as families return to a packed routine after quieter summer days. Unfortunately, your health might take a backseat to your busy schedule. So make a note on your calendar that September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and remind yourself—or the men in your life—about the importance of a healthy prostate.
Washington, D.C.— Congressman Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) issued the following statement after voting in support of the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act (H.R. 3354):
After closing most recently in July 2016, Scott County's hospital is set to reopen on August 8. The hospital will serve as a valuable asset to the community, providing jobs and ciritical medical care to local residents.
Congressman Chuck Fleischmann joined Secretary of HHS, Dr. Tom Price, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, White House advisor Kellyanne Conway, and others to tour the North Shore clinic operated by CADAS to address the growing opiooid and drug addiction epidemic.
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June is Men's Health Month
In June, we celebrate Father's Day and Men's Health Month. We can honor the men in our lives not only on Father's Day but also throughout this entire year by sharing with them critical information on wellness, disease prevention and early detection.
May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month
Listen up, Dad! Your teen daughter isn't the only one at risk for skin cancer. An estimated 87,110 Americans are expected to be diagnosed with melanoma this year, with 1,840 cases expected in Tennessee alone. But did you know that more than half of those cases will be men? Males age 50 and older are at increased risk of skin cancer, and by age 65 skin cancer rates in men are double that of women. This Skin Cancer Awareness Month, educate yourself and your loved ones about skin cancer prevention.
For far too long, Obamacare has hurt American families by not keeping its promises of lowering costs, while increasing patient choice. That is why I voted in favor of the American Healthcare Act," Fleischman said in a statement shortly after the vote.