WASHINGTON, DC — Today, House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement during a hearing held with MedPAC to discuss hospital payment issues, patient access to care, and options for reform. "Good morning. It is my pleasure to welcome Mr. ...
WASHINGTON — Today, the House of Representatives passed a series of bipartisan bills introduced by members of the Ways and Means Committee to protect and strengthen the Medicare Advantage (MA) program for seniors by increasing transparency, accessibility, and accountability. Upon passage, Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following ...
WASHINGTON — Today, Ways and Means members Reps. Diane Black (R-TN) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Energy and Commerce members Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-IA), introduced H.R. 2579, the Securing Care for Seniors Act of 2015. The bill would require the ...
The Woodlands Villager op-ed President Thomas Jefferson once urged, “Don’t ask, act! Action will delineate and define you.” In the next few weeks Congress and the President can act decisively to begin ...
WASHINGTON Members of the House Energy and Commerce and House Ways and Means Health Subcommittees today sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Acting Administrator urging the administration to reverse course on its proposed changes to the popular and successful Medicare Advantage (MA) program. This letter echoes similar concerns outlined by bicameral Republican ...
WASHINGTON — Today, leaders in the Senate and House introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to replace the broken Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula with an improved payment system that rewards quality, efficiency, and innovation. The bipartisan, bicameral bill seeks to end the cycle of annual ‘Doc Fix’ ...