Improve access to high-quality healthcare.

improving access to high-quality healthcare

The campaign says Kean will work to improve access to high-quality healthcare.

Meet Tom - Tom Kean for Congress
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protect healthcare

Kean commits to protect healthcare.

Tom Kean for Congress
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I remain determined to provide real solutions to the challenges facing families that include medical innovation, patient-centered care, increased access to care, enhance transparency, and affordable access.

Kean reiterates a commitment to better access, affordability, transparency, and patient-centered care in health care.

Health | Congressman Thomas Kean Jr.
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improving access to care

States a commitment to improve access to care.

About | Congressman Thomas Kean Jr.
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Kean joined the bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act to protect families and small business owners from large health insurance premium increases. The release says the bill would help lower- and middle-income Americans purchase healthcare coverage and preserve access by extending tax credits.

Concrete legislative action to keep coverage affordable and preserve access to care; aligns with improving access to high-quality healthcare, but it is an introduction rather than enacted delivery.

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Kean Co-Leads Bipartisan Effort to Prevent Healthcare Premium Hikes | Congressman Thomas Kean Jr.
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Kean signed a letter urging House leadership to act on expiring ACA premium tax credits after the government reopens, explicitly framing the issue as healthcare affordability and the risk of premium hikes.

Active advocacy to extend ACA subsidies; shows effort to improve access and affordability, but not a delivered policy result.

partial same_term A for effort

Kean and Republican Lawmakers Urge Speaker Johnson to Extend ACA Tax Credits, Address Healthcare Affordability | Congressman Thomas Kean Jr.
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Kean said the new fare-free Lyons VA Shuttle Service 'will improve lives' by reducing transportation barriers to the Lyons VA Medical Center, and he announced legislation to make the service a lasting solution.

This is a concrete access-to-care improvement for veterans, with a local service launch plus follow-on legislation; partial delivery on access, though limited to one facility/constituency.

partial same_term A for effort

Congressman Kean Advances Veterans’ Access to Care with Launch of New Lyons VA Shuttle Service and Legislative Action | Congressman Thomas Kean Jr.
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The health issues page states Kean believes the health care system must provide quality service and be affordable, and highlights recent actions including the March 20, 2026 bipartisan SDS resolution, the January 26, 2026 restoration of mental health and substance abuse grants, and earlier healthcare affordability efforts.

Current official issue page confirms continuing attention to healthcare access and affordability, but it is a position statement and activity list rather than proof of a completed broad policy change.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Health | Congressman Thomas Kean Jr.
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Kean and Gottheimer introduced a bipartisan resolution for National Shwachman Diamond Syndrome Awareness Day, saying that raising awareness is 'the first step toward promoting research and advancing treatment.'

Health-policy activity aimed at research and treatment awareness; supportive of improving care quality, but still only an introduction and not direct delivery of broader access improvements.

partial same_term A for effort

Kean, Gottheimer Introduce Resolution Raising Awareness for Rare Genetic Disorder, Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome | Congressman Thomas Kean Jr.
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Kean announced he successfully worked to restore federal funding for vital substance abuse and mental health treatment services after NJ organizations raised concerns about possible loss of grants, and his office engaged directly with SAMHSA for clarification and continued support.

Directly restores funding for behavioral-health services, which is a concrete access-to-care outcome, though targeted and program-specific rather than a sweeping healthcare access reform.

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Congressman Kean Helps Restore Critical Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Grants | Congressman Thomas Kean Jr.
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Kean reintroduced the HELP Copays Act to make life-saving prescription medications more affordable for patients with rare, serious, and chronic conditions by changing how copay assistance counts toward out-of-pocket limits.

Concrete legislative attempt to reduce drug-cost barriers to care; supports better access but does not show enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

Kean, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect Patients from High Prescription Drug Costs | Congressman Thomas Kean Jr.
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Kean joined a bipartisan health care framework effort; the issue page summarizes this alongside his stated goals of increased access to care, transparency, and affordable access.

Shows ongoing policy engagement on health-care access and affordability, but the available official material does not show an enacted result within the lookback window.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Kean Joins Bipartisan Group of 35 House Members Announcing New Health Care Framework | Congressman Thomas Kean Jr.
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