As healthcare legislation continues to play a major role in determining the future of physicians and ASCs, from ASC price transparency legislation to prior authorization changes, 19 physicians have stepped up to represent their fellow professional colleagues in the U.S. Senate and House.
As of the November 2022nd election cycle, here are the 19 active Congressional physicians, according to a Jan. 4 report from Healthgrades.
U.S. Senate member physicians:
Sen. John Barrasso, MD, an orthopedic specialist, serves as a Republican from Wyoming.
Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD, a gastroenterologist, serves as a Republican from Louisiana.
Sen. Roger Marshall, MD, an OB-GYN, serves as a Republican from Kansas.
Sen. Rand Paul, MD, an ophthalmologist, serves as a Republican from Kentucky.
House of Representatives physicians:
Rep. Ami Bera, MD, a general practitioner, serves as a Democrat from California.
Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD, a thoracic surgeon, serves as a Republican from Indiana.
Rep. Michael Burgess, MD, an OB-GYN, serves as a Republican from Texas.
Rep. Scott DesJarlais, MD, a family medicine physician, serves as a Republican from Tennessee.
Rep. Neal Dunn, MD, a urologist, serves as a Republican from Florida.
Rep. Mark Green, MD, an emergency medicine specialist, serves as a Republican from Tennessee.
Rep. Andy Harris, MD, an anesthesiologist, serves as a Republican from Maryland.
Rep. Ronny Jackson, MD, an emergency medicine physician, serves as a Republican from Texas.
Rep. John Joyce, MD, a dermatologist, serves as a Republican from Pennsylvania.
Rep. Rich McCormick, MD, an emergency medicine physician, serves as a Republican from Georgia.
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, MD, an ophthalmologist, serves as a Republican from Iowa.
Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, a urologist, serves as a Republican from North Carolina.
Rep. Raul Ruiz, MD, an emergency medicine physician, serves as a Democrat from California.
Rep. Kim Schrier, MD, a pediatrician, serves as a Democrat from Washington.
Rep. Yadira Caraveo, MD, a pediatrician, serves as a Democrat from Colorado.