WASHINGTON, D.C. - As the Board of Trustees for Social Security and Medicare continues to refuse to deliver their annual reports on the financial status ...
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 4, 2016 - TO: The Honorable Andy Slavitt FROM: Kevin Brady, Chairman Fred Upton, Chairman Sander Levin, Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr, Ranking Member Patrick J. Tiberi, Chairman Joseph R. Pitts, Chairman Jim McDermott, Ranking Member Gene Green, Ranking Member Dear Acting Administrator Slavitt, We are writing regarding the Centers for Medicare and ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement in reaction to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) report on federal spending and the 2026 exhaustion date of Medicare’s Hospital Insurance Trust Fund. “Our entitlement programs are unsustainable. In 2015, for the first time, federal health care ...
Washington, DC — Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX), and Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) sent a letter this morning to the acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Andrew Slavitt. In the letter, the members expressed concerns related to Complex Rehabilitation Technology (CRT), specifically to do with payment for certain accessories as related to ...
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Republican oversight leaders in the Senate and House sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt asking for information on the agency’s plans to update its Fraud Prevention System (FPS), a program that uses predictive analytics and other technology to combat waste, fraud, ...
WASHINGTON, DC — House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement to mark the 50th anniversary of Medicare. "Medicare is more than a program; it’s a promise. It’s a commitment to all Americans that if you work hard, you’ll have the support you need when you retire. "For 50 ...
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, members of the House Ways and Means Committee introduced a bill to strengthen the Medicare program by rewarding quality, innovation, and excellence in health care within the post-acute care services. H.R. 3298, the Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015, introduced by Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin ...
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI), Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX), Health Subcommittee member Kenny Marchant (R-TX), and Human Resources Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany (R-LA) introduced three bills that take the next steps in reforming Medicare’s payment systems. This legislation builds on the comments ...
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement during a hearing on rural health care disparities created by Medicare regulations. "Good morning. Welcome to today’s hearing on rural health disparities. This is an important issue for all of us, but the ...
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Social Security and Medicare trustees released their annual reports on the programs’ financial health. The trustees found that, ...