Low-income kids, seniors, pregnant women, and disabled individuals deserve the utmost attention from Medicaid. But today, it’s being stretched thin by able-bodied adults and even illegal immigrants who’ve never paid into the system.
That’s not compassion — that’s failure.
We’re working to restore Medicaid to its original purpose: helping those who genuinely need it, not subsidizing… Read more »
Recently, my office has received a flood of questions regarding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), especially after reports that a woman from South Carolina is accused of stealing $23,000 in SNAP benefits. That’s not pocket change.
SNAP is an important program, as nearly 580,000 South Carolinians depend on these benefits to provide food for their families. When it… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-05) joined Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) and 20 other House Republicans in sending a letter to their colleagues urging structural Medicaid reform to be included in the upcoming budget reconciliation package.
Background
Originally designed as a safety-net program for low-income children, pregnant women, seniors, and individuals with… Read more »
Medicaid was built to be a safety net for the vulnerable—low-income kids, seniors, pregnant women, and the disabled. But Washington has turned it into a bloated mess that prioritizes able-bodied adults and rewards fraud over genuine care.
Thanks to policies like Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion, states receive a 90% federal match for able-bodied, working-age adults, while the match for the… Read more »
It was an honor to represent LIFE in our nation's capital!! Today, SCOTUS will hear the oral arguments in South Carolina's case Medina v. Planned Parenthood. As a strong advocate in support of the states' right to choose how to spend Medicaid dollars, we must PROTECT the sanctity of life.
In 2018, Governor McMaster made the courageous decision to declare that abortion clinics, like… Read more »
Today, the House passed the HALT Fentanyl Act, which I gladly supported, to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs. Schedule I drugs are substances with high potential for abuse and are NOT accepted for medical use. If this bill gets signed into law, it will protect American citizens, specifically women and children, against the very real threat posed by… Read more »
It was an honor be part of a special forum this morning at CPAC with Rep. Scott Perry, where we covered a wide variety of important issues facing Congress. The weaponization of government, border security, the Speaker's election, China, and more... nothing was off limits. Give a listen! Read more »
Washington, D.C. – On Monday, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) introduced H.R. 632, the Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2023. This bill would incentivize states to report abortion data to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in order to receive targeted Medicaid funding for family planning programs.
H.R. 632 has 29 co-sponsors and has received support from:… Read more »
My office has received a fair number of calls and emails lately about the lack of availability of a prescription drug known as Ozempic. This is an important injection for many people with type 2 diabetes. According to the manufacturer, its purpose is to “improve blood sugar” and “reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attack, stroke, or death in adults with type 2… Read more »
On Friday, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) introduced the Fighting Cancer in Children Act in honor and recognition of September being Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
Background
An estimated 400,000 children are diagnosed with cancer around the world each year. Here in the United States, cancer remains the number one cause of "death by disease" among children… Read more »
