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U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett represents communities from San Antonio to Austin. He serves as Chairman of the Health Subcommittee on the House Ways & Means Committee, the oldest committee of the United States Congress. Doggett is also a member of the Ways and Means Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee, the Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee, the Joint Committee on Taxation, and the House Budget Committee.
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, released the following statement regarding the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee’s markup yesterday and approval of, HR 3655, the Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, and U.S. Representative Nanette Barragán (D-CA) led 107 Members in submitting comments supporting the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule to expand Medicare coverage for medically necessary dental care. The Members welcomed CMS’s proposal and encouraged the agency to expand coverage even further to the broadest range of services possible.
Issues:Healthcare
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee, U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Task Force on Aging & Families, led over 30 Members in responding to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Request for Information on the Medicare Advantage (MA) program. Taxpayers spend an average of $1,538 more per beneficiary in Medicare Advantage than would have otherwise been spent by Traditional Medicare—amounting to $12 billion in overpayments in a single year. Despite this significant cost, regulators have received numerous complaints regarding access to care and quality of coverage under MA. The Members urge significant reforms to prevent delays and medically unnecessary restrictions on access to care, rein in aggressive marketing tactics, reduce waste of billions of taxpayer dollars in overpayments, and to terminate the ACO REACH program, which unwillingly places beneficiaries in arrangements similar to Medicare Advantage.
Issues:Healthcare