Emphasis on the Medicare two-midnights policy, short inpatient stays, outpatient observation stays, auditing and appeals House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today announced that the Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing on current hospital issues in the Medicare program, with an… Read more

Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-LA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the 2014 tax return filing season. The hearing will take place on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, in Room 1100 of the Longworth house Office Building, beginning at… Read more

House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today announced that the Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing on Medicare waste, fraud, and abuse, with a focus on the policies that address these problems.  This hearing will allow the Subcommittee to hear directly from the U.S. Office of the Inspector General at the Department of Health and Human Services… Read more

House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the trade implications of U.S. energy policy and the export of liquefied natural gas (LNG).  The hearing will focus on the opportunities and trade implications created by recent developments in the U.S. energy sector related to LNG.  The hearing… Read more

House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today announced that the Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing on the implications of the recently released final regulations implementing the employer mandate and employer information reporting requirement provisions of the Affordable Care Act.  This hearing will allow the Subcommittee to hear directly from… Read more

Congressman Dave Camp (R-MI), Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the Committee will hold a hearing on those expired business tax provisions that would be extended by the tax reform discussion draft released on February 26, 2014, with a particular emphasis on how permanent tax policy can promote certainty for American businesses and generate additional… Read more

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today announced that the Committee on Ways and Means will hold a hearing on President Obama’s trade policy agenda with U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman.  The hearing will take place on Thursday, April 3, 2014, in 1100 Longworth House Office Building, beginning at 9:30 A.M. In view of the limited time available to… Read more

Congressman Dave Reichert (R-WA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the Federal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program.  The hearing will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2, 2014, in room 1100 of the Longworth House Office… Read more

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today announced that the Committee on Ways and Means will hold a hearing on President Obama’s budget proposals for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for fiscal year 2015.  The hearing will take place on Wednesday, March 12, 2014, in 1100 Longworth House Office Building, beginning at 10:00 A.M. In view of… Read more

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today announced that the Committee on Ways and Means will hold a hearing on President Obama's budget proposals for fiscal year 2015.  The hearing will take place on Thursday, March 6, 2014, in 1100 Longworth House Office Building, beginning at 9:30 A.M. In view of the limited time available to hear the witness, oral… Read more