When selling his health care law to the American public, President Obama made a clear promise that, "No matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise: If you like your doctor, you will keep your doctor. Period.”  However, Americans all across the country are now facing the scary reality that they may no longer be able to access the care from the doctor or hospital… Read more

Washington, DC – Ways and Means Committee Republicans today sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius regarding problems with the income verification system in the Exchanges. Recent reports have documented the Exchanges miscalculating eligibility for federal tax credits, and therefore misleading consumers as to how much their plan will cost them, as… Read more

  (CNN) – Washington state resident Jessica Sanford was bursting with pride when President Obama mentioned her story during a Rose Garden event on health care reform last month at the White House. "Who wouldn't?" Sanford asks. "I'm a nobody really to have him mention my story." Back in October,… Read more

Myth: From the White House website: Fact: Our nation’s seniors are now worried if they are the next victim of ObamaCare’s broken promises.  As a result of the over $300 billion in cuts to Medicare Advantage, the Wall Street Journal reports that, “UnitedHealth Group Inc., the nation's largest provider of privately… Read more

Then-Speaker Pelosi famously said “We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it."  Apparently, she still hasn’t gotten around to reading the bill which breaks the promise the President and Congressional Democrats made when selling the law, “if you like your plan, you can keep your plan.”  In… Read more

This week, the Obama Administration spin machine released their inflated “enrollment” numbers – stating that 106,185 Americans “signed up” for coverage.  What they didn’t say was that the data represents not just those who purchased a plan, but also those who have selected a plan – aka placed in their “shopping cart.”  This inflated number (what the Administration calls… Read more

On top of the insurance cancellation notices, higher premiums, and reduced hours Americans are seeing as a result of ObamaCare, a survey released today by the International Franchise Association and the Chamber of Commerce illustrate the real life impact the law is having on our nation’s job creators.  A survey of companies representing 42 million jobs illustrates how the law is… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement in response to the Administration’s release of Exchange enrollments for the month of October.   “Americans deserve access to quality, affordable health care, but this law isn’t providing that.  More people in Michigan have had their health care plans cancelled… Read more

Washington, DC – In a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Acting Commissioner Danny Werfel, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) called on the IRS to disclose all information available to date regarding eligibility determination for individuals applying for premium tax credits in the ObamaCare Exchanges.  Camp’s letter requires the agency to turn… Read more

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial} span.s1 {font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'} Congress may soon vote on a bill changing how, and how much, Medicare pays doctors. That’s a good idea -- so long as taxpayers benefit, too. The impetus for the change is a problem that Congress itself created. In 1997, lawmakers tried to keep down Medicare spending by… Read more