Health

Brady, Roskam, Tiberi Letter Warns CMS & Maryland CO-OP: Converting to For-Profit Company Violates Law, Loan Agreements

October 27, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX), Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL), and Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Pat Tiberi (R-OH) today sent letters to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Evergreen Health—Maryland’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) CO-OP—regarding ...

Brady, Hatch Release White Paper Analyzing Obamacare Income Eligibility Verification

October 26, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following the Administration's release of Obamacare's 2017 benchmark premium increases, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) today released a Majority Staff White Paper detailing a number of issues plaguing the law's income eligibility verification process. The process, which is ...

Three Years In, Obamacare Exchanges Near Collapse

October 19, 2016

Since the Obamacare exchanges opened for business on October 1, 2013, they have struggled to deliver quality, affordable health insurance options to Americans. Despite the ongoing news coverage highlighting Obamacare’s failures, President Obama is expected to make the case for his health ...

Bipartisan Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce Leaders Comment on Final MACRA Rule

October 14, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX), Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI), Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today applauded the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) announcement regarding the final rule for the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act ...

Brady Praises House Passage of Eight Ways & Means Committee Bills

September 22, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, the House of Representatives passed eight pieces of Ways and Means Committee legislation to solve a range of challenges facing the American people. These bills will improve the lives of workers and job creators, support our Olympians and Paralympians, expand access to quality health care, and strengthen trade rules ...

Brady, McCarthy, and Scalise Object to IRS Misuse of Taxpayer Information

September 21, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX), House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) today sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen requesting information related to a partnership between Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the IRS, and their ...