Another day, another report of ObamaCare forcing small businesses across the country to cut employees' hours, curtail hiring or reduce wages – all while almost 12 million Americans are still struggling to find work.  The report below from NBC News adds to the growing list of evidence that employers are preparing… Read more

In the more than three years since signing ObamaCare into law, President Obama has unilaterally granted waivers, special deals and delays to unions, big business and now insurance companies.  In just the past week, the Administration has delayed the limit on out-of-pocket costs because the insurance industry, "asked for more time to comply.”  This is just one more in what is a… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released the following statement after the Obama Administration issued guidance on the participation of Members of Congress and Congressional staff in the Federal health exchanges created under the President's health law.   “The proposed rule from the Obama Administration is the latest proof of what most… Read more

(Remarks as Prepared) I come to the floor today in support of H.R. 2009, legislation that will prevent the IRS from getting involved in Americans’ health care.  The IRS is already out of control, abusing its power to tax and audit the activities of honest, hardworking Americans.  The IRS has betrayed the trust of the American people. Yet, ObamaCare granted the IRS 47… Read more

Washington, D.C. – Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Ranking Member Jim McDermott (D-WA) introduced, H.R. 2925, The Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act of 2013. The legislation would grant the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS-OIG) authority to exclude from the Medicare program… Read more

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Ways and Means Committee released draft legislation of the President’s proposals to strengthen Medicare.  This follows several hearings in the Health Subcommittee on bipartisan proposals to secure the future of the program.  The draft legislative text can be found at www.waysandmeans.house.gov/entitlementreform.  The latest legislative… Read more

Just a few months ago, in testimony before this Committee, Secretary Sebelius repeatedly told Congress and the American people that the Obama Administration “was on track to meet the October 1 deadline” for the new healthcare law.  However, over the past two months, the evidence shows just the opposite is true: 1. In June, the Government Accountability Office released two… Read more

Today, during testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee, a key official from Health and Human Services leading implementation of the President’s health care law, would not confirm that Americans will see their health insurance premiums lowered by $2,500 – despite that is exactly what President Obama promised when selling the law to the American people.  With just 60 days… Read more

Washington, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany Jr., M.D. (R-LA) sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew seeking additional information about the decision to delay the employer mandate.  On July 17, the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee held a… Read more

Why did the Obama administration earlier this month delay enforcement of the Affordable Care Act's employer mandate until 2015? The administration claims that it needed more time to get the mandate right. Some have suggested that politics—the concern that negative effects of the mandate might kick in before midterm elections in 2014—may have influenced the decision. My own hope is that… Read more