Roger Williams represents the 25th congressional district of Texas which stretches from Tarrant County in the north to Hays County in the south and includes much of the Texas Hill Country and Austin.
Roger attended Texas Christian University where he was an All-Southwest Conference baseball player and named to TCU’s All-Decade Team for the 1960s.
Upon graduating, Roger was drafted by the Atlanta Braves and played in their farm system for many years before deciding to begin a new career as a small business owner and the head baseball coach at TCU.
Our health care system is broken – but more Washington overreach and red tape is not the answer. Obamacare has failed our providers, families and the health care industry itself since 2013, and we need to work toward a health care system that gives patients and families more choices with lower costs. It’s time to get the government out of health care.
Rural hospitals and Rural Health Care Clinics (RHC’s) provide lifesaving and essential care – they serve a crucial function in the wellbeing of our TX-25 communities. For far too long, many have operated on limited financial resources and slim margins to keep their doors open. I will always fight to ensure these vital health care providers have the resources needed to continue serving Texans. Some of my efforts include:
Cosponsored the Personalized Care Act of 2020 (H.R. 5596) which expands health savings accounts to make Americans’ health care more personal and more accessible.
Cosponsored the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2019 (H.R.3062) which repeals limitations to allow Medicare participation for newly constructed or expanded physician-owned hospitals.
Cosponsored the Rural Health Care Access Act of 2019 (H.R.2990) which removes burdensome federal regulations that prevent rural hospitals from receiving some of the benefits that urban hospitals are privileged.
Cosponsored the Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act (H.R. 3502) which will protect patients from unfair and expensive medical bills.
Urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to allocated relief funding towards rural health care facilities which led to a $634 million CARES Act grant awarded to Texas facilities.
Voted for the American Health Care Act of 2017 (H.R. 1628) which would have replaced Obamacare.
Supported the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R.6074) which allows for physicians and other health care professionals to bill patients for telehealth services during the coronavirus pandemic.