About: The Subcommittee's jurisdiction includes legislation and issues related to Social Security's retirement, survivors and disability programs, the Railroad Retirement program, and employment taxes and trust fund operations relating to those programs, including title II of the Social Security Act, Chapter 22 of the Internal Revenue Code (the Railroad Retirement Tax Act), as well as provisions in title VII and title XI of the Act involving the Old Age and Survivors' and Disability Insurance (OASDI) programs. Hot Topics: Strengthening Social Security Securing the Future of the Disability Program Current Legislation: H.R. 2720, Alexis Agin Identity Theft Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 1502 The Social Security Disability Insurance and Unemployment Benefits Double Dip Elimination Act of 2013 H.R. 781 Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2013 Legislation From Previous Congresses

News: Ways & Means, Energy & Commerce Members Introduce Bipartisan Bills to Strengthen Medicare Advantage Program May 21, 2015 - WASHINGTON — Today, members on both sides of the aisle of the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee introduced four bills t... Brady Opening Statement: Ideas to Improve Competition in the Medicare Program May 19, 2015 - WASHINGTON — Today, Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement during a hearing on ideas to improv... Chairman Brady Announces Hearing on Ideas to Improve Competition in the Medicare Program May 12, 2015 - Congressman Kevin Brady (R-TX), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “Improving Competitio... Ryan Statement on Senate Passage of Permanent 'Doc Fix' Apr 15, 2015 - WASHINGTON — House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement in response to Senate passage of H.R. 2, the Medicare Acc... Boustany and Reichert Applaud Senate Passage of 'Doc Fix' Bill Extending MIECHV Programs through FY 2017 Apr 15, 2015 - WASHINGTON — Representative Charles Boustany (R-LA) and Representative Dave Reichert (R-WA) released the following statement after the Senate passed the Medicar... More Health News >> Hearings: Chairman Brady Announces Hearing on Ideas to Improve Competition in the Medicare Program May 19, 2015 Organizational Meeting of the Subcommittee on Health Apr 14, 2015 Chairman Brady Announces Hearing on the Individual and Employer Mandates in the President’s Health Care Law Apr 14, 2015 Chairman Brady Announces Hearing on the Status of the Affordable Care Act Implementation Sep 10, 2014 Chairman Brady Announces Hearing on the Future of Medicare Advantage Health Plans Jul 24, 2014 More Health Hearings >> Useful Links: Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson Social Security Administration Social Security Administration, Office of the Chief Actuary