The limelight last week when Congressman Doug Lamborn, who represents Colorado’s 5th Congressional District, paid a visit on the 10th anniversary of the hospital and surgery center. “We want to brag a little bit – our hospital has achieved the top 5 percent for critical-care access hospitals in the nation,” said Kim Monjesky, chief executive officer. Monjesky was referring to Becker’s Health Care Review. “That’s impressive,” Lamborn said. For instance, to accommodate residents who live above 8,0... Read more

Congressman Lamborn issued the following statement following the Senate's failure to pass the Health Care Freedom Act. “I am disappointed that the Senate failed in its efforts to repeal portions of Obamacare. While the legislation was incomplete, it did get rid of the heavy handed individual mandate, the employer mandate that has hurt jobs across the country, the medical device tax which has stifled medical innovation, and defunded Planned Parenthood. The status quo is unacceptable and we should... Read more

Congressman Lamborn has issued the following statement following the passage of H.R. 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act: “I am pleased to vote in favor of this legislation that will reform medical malpractice and lower healthcare costs for Americans. The ridiculous increase of lawsuits filed against doctors has caused skyrocketing healthcare costs and has hindered the ability of medical professionals to do what they believe is best for patients. Under this legislation, damages will be cappe... Read more

Congressman Lamborn issued the following statement after voting to support H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act: "I have kept my promise to replace Obamacare with a patient-centered plan that reduces government control, lowers costs, and increases the health care choices available to the American people. The AHCA has improved over the last month. The Freedom Caucus has worked with the moderate Tuesday Group to forge a compromise that will lower premiums and increase the flexibility of individ... Read more

Congressman Lamborn has released the following statements regarding two pieces of healthcare legislation that passed the House of Representatives: H.R. 372 - the Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act "I am an original cosponsor of this legislation that repeals the antitrust exemption for health insurance providers and restores competition to the healthcare industry. This bill also begins the third phase of our promise to repeal and replace Obamacare by ensuring more stability in the healthcare... Read more

Congressman Doug Lamborn released the following statement after his vote in support of House Joint Resolution 43: "In December of 2016, the Obama Administration implemented a rule prohibiting states from preventing abortion providers from receiving federal funding. This midnight dictate was a brazen effort by the Obama Administration to force states to fund entities like Planned Parenthood. It was a blatant violation of former President Obama's promise that Obamacare wouldn't require the fundin... Read more

3/30/16 Recently, as part of the Fiscal Year 2017 Budget process, Congressman Doug Lamborn joined dozens of Congressmen in calling for a repeal of "Obamacare's HHS mandate, ensuring that the federal government cannot require individuals, religious charities, or businesses to buy insurance coverage that includes items or services against which they have a deeply held moral or religious objection." Among other things, this request ensures that "any state, local, or federal government agency that r... Read more

Today, Congressman Doug Lamborn voted to override President Obama's veto of H.R. 3762, the Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act. "With my vote today, I pushed back against the president's flawed view of our nation's healthcare system. For his own political and legacy-building reasons, President Obama vetoed a bipartisan bill that would gut Obamacare funding, eliminate federal funding for Planned Parenthood, repeal the individual mandate and the medical device tax, assist th... Read more