WASHINGTON – Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) and Congresswoman Cindy Axne (D-IA) last week introduced bipartisan legislation to expand telehealth access through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to include services by physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech language pathologists, clinical social workers, and audiologists. H.R. 6694 would temporarily enable these t... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) today sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig and U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin seeking options for Ohioans without broadband internet to access the IRS system for COVID-19 economic impact payments (EIPs). Currently, the only way for Americans to track their stimulus payments, or to update the... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) and Congresswoman Cindy Axne (D-IA) are introducing bipartisan legislation to expand telehealth access through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to include services by physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech language pathologists, clinical social workers, and audiologists. This bill would temporarily enable these types ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) is pushing for payback flexibility for rural hospitals within the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Program. In a joint letter, Balderson and a group of colleagues urge bicameral leadership to ensure future COVID-19 relief legislation includes flexibility for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to forgive these Medicare loans f... Read more »
New technology holds promise for America’s small farms and rural businesses, but public-sector involvement — such as for expanding rural broadband access — is needed for that promise to be realized. So said Doug Jackson-Smith, professor of water security and rural sociology in The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES), in comments delivered Jan. 9 ... Read more »
WASHINGTON—Small businesses face considerable challenges. These include everything from natural and man-made disasters to burdensome regulations. You could be talking about a hurricane, cyber-attack or a regulation so demanding it discourages entrepreneurs. The result remains the same. They stop small businesses from running their companies and being efficient. Government leaders wanted to elimina... Read more »
Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12) today applauded the passage of his bipartisan legislation by the U.S. House of Representatives aimed at strengthening cybersecurity protections within the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The SBA Cyber Awareness Act (H.R. 2331), the first in a series of three cybersecurity bills, would require the SBA administrator to submit an annual report detailing po... Read more »
Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) today sent a letter to Congressmen Sanford Bishop, Jr. (D-GA) and Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), the Chairman and Ranking Member, respectively, of the House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies, requesting full funding in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 for the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program, also known as the ReC... Read more »
The first session of the 116th Congress has been in full-swing since the end of January, and my colleagues and I have been busy at work in committee hearings, at bill markups, and of course, voting on important issues that impact Ohioans. In my first full term as the Representative for Ohio’s 12th District, I’m eager to include central Ohio’s priorities in Congress’ work this year. In just a few s... Read more »
Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12) today announced the House passage of the 2018 Farm Bill Conference Report, which includes key wins for Ohio’s farmers, rural communities and consumers. The final report reflects months of negotiations aimed at reconciling both the House and Senate versions of the bill and now proceeds to the President for his signature. "The Farm Bill strengthens certainty and fl... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) was today named the Champion Legislator of the Year by the Motorcycle Riders Foundation. In his first full term as the U.S. Represent...
WASHINGTON – Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) is applauding the announcement made last week by Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague of a grant program proposal that would provide relief ...
U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) on Monday proposed a bipartisan bill to better support hospice caregivers during the current pandemic and any future public health emergencies. “Car...
WASHINGTON – Representatives Troy Balderson (R-OH) and Donna Shalala (D-FL) today introduced legislation that would allow flexibility for hospice caregivers during public health em...
