Cassidy Leads the Fight to Make Health Care Affordable Again for Louisiana Families

Baton Rouge, LA — From day one, Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) has focused on one goal: making health care more affordable for Louisiana families. Drawing on his experience as a doctor, Senator Cassidy has taken on Washington to lower costs, expand access, and ensure patients are in control of their health.

“Right now, families are being squeezed by high health care costs,” said Dr. Cassidy. “They shouldn’t have to choose between seeing a doctor and buying groceries. My focus is lowering costs and making health care affordable again for my state and country.”

For over 25 years, Dr. Cassidy treated uninsured and underinsured patients in Louisiana’s charity hospital system. He saw firsthand how high costs and red tape hurt working families. That experience drives his work in the Senate today.

As the first physician to chair the Senate HELP Committee, Senator Cassidy has led efforts to make health care more affordable and deliver a patient-first system. His current work aligns with President Trump’s vision to put power back in the hands of patients, not insurance companies, so families can make the best decisions for their care.

Senator Cassidy’s record of delivering for Louisiana families speaks for itself:

Lowering Health Care Costs:

• 2026: Cassidy unveils his Money and Value for Patients (MVP) Agenda to make health care affordable again

• 2026: President Trump signs Cassidy-led PBM Reform Act to lower drug prices

• 2025: Cassidy introduces legislation to improve access and lower costs for wound care

• 2025: Chairman Cassidy unveils Republican bill to lower health care costs and put money directly in families’ pockets

• 2025: Chairman Cassidy expands investigation into the AMA, demanding answers over monopoly practices driving up costs

• 2022: Cassidy’s No Surprises Act protects 9 million Americans from surprise medical bills

• 2021: Cassidy-led legislation signed into law to lower costs through better drug transparency and education

Increasing Health Care Access:

• 2025: Cassidy applauds President Trump signing his SUPPORT Act into law

• 2025: Cassidy introduces bill to remove barriers to telemental health care

• 2025: President Trump signs Cassidy-led bill ensuring access to over-the-counter medications

• 2023: HELP Committee advances Cassidy-led bills expanding access to care for mothers and children

Improving Health Care:

• 2024: Cassidy-led bill improving childhood cancer research signed into law

• 2024: Cassidy-led legislation strengthening autism research and training signed into law

• 2024: Cassidy-led bill ensuring children’s access to emergency medical services signed into law

• 2024: Cassidy-led legislation increasing support for stillbirth prevention signed into law

• 2024: Cassidy-led bills advance Alzheimer’s research and early detection, signed into law

• 2024: Cassidy-led bill strengthens Parkinson’s disease research, signed into law

• 2024: Cassidy-led legislation supports Americans with congenital heart disease, signed into law

• 2024: Cassidy-led bill improves emergency services in rural communities, signed into law

• 2024: Cassidy-led bill enhances the nation’s poison control system, signed into law

• 2024: Cassidy-led legislation supports firefighters diagnosed with cancer, signed into law

• 2024: Cassidy-led bill helps schools respond to cardiac emergencies, signed into law

• 2024: Cassidy supports Senate passage of legislation improving care for expectant mothers

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