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Cincinnati, OH – Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) and Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (D-WA-01) announced they are leading a Congressional Review Act resolution to end the use of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) model for prior authorization decisions for seniors.
In January 2026, The Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services (CMS) started using an Artificial Intelligence (AI) model to handle prior authorization for certain procedures under traditional Medicare – a move that led to unnecessary delays and denials of care for seniors.
Cincinnati, OH – Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) announced his bipartisan bill to help lower prescription drug costs for millions of seniors is now law.
Congressman Landsman and Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-01) introduced the bipartisan Saving Seniors Money on Prescriptions Act in February 2025 to help lower the costs of prescription drugs for seniors covered by Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage by increasing oversight of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs).
Cincinnati, OH – Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) and Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced bicameral legislation to allow first responders who retire or leave service early to buy into Medicare.
Many first responders retire early due to the physical nature of their jobs, leaving them without quality, affordable, and flexible healthcare options until they are eligible for Medicare beginning at age 65.
Cincinnati, OH – Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) published the second edition of his Pledge to America, titled The Great American Comeback.
In July, Landsman released his Pledge to America – an op-ed laying out a clear plan to fix what's broken and deliver for hardworking Americans. The plan detailed 10 bills, which include changes to the tax code, investments in housing, and lowering prescription drug costs for seniors.
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Cincinnati, OH – Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) released the following statement on the U.S. Social Security Administration's announcement that it will begin depositing adjusted payments to more than three million public retirees as a result of the Social Security Fairness Act being signed into law.
Cincinnati, OH – Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (OH-01) announced that Melissa Johnson, a Warren County public school teacher, joined President Biden at the White House as he signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law.
Cincinnati, OH – Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) announced that the House and Senate have passed the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act – a bill that repeals two unfair provisions that have been slashing benefits from public retirees for over 40 years.
Cincinnati, OH - Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (OH-01) released the following statement after the House passed H.R.82 – the Social Security Fairness Act:
The House passed the Social Security Fairness Act, ensuring more than 160,000 Ohio educators, police officers, letter carriers, and other public retirees receive the full benefits they've earned paid into. Now it's onto the Senate to make it law.
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Cincinnati, OH – Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) announced that the discharge petition led by Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Congressman Garret Graves (R-LA-06) for the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act has reached 218 signatures, enough to force a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.