Washington, DC – Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement after the House Republican Conference ratified the GOP Steering Committee’s recommendation that he serve as Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee in the 113th Congress.   “I am honored that my House Republican colleagues have chosen me to serve as Chairman of the… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued a subpoena demanding that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provide information on the use of taxpayer dollars to promote the Democrats’ health care law through public relations campaigns, advertisements, polling, message testing, and similar services.  The subpoena, which is the… Read more

Recent jobs data suggest that too many Americans are struggling to find full-time work.  The October jobs report underscores the challenge facing many of those looking for full-time employment, noting that 8.3 million Americans were employed part time “for economic reasons” last month.  As the report cites, “These individuals were working part time because their hours had… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany Jr., M.D. (R-LA) demanded that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provide information by October 31, 2012, on the use of taxpayer dollars on contracts promoting the Democrats’ health care law through public relations campaigns, advertisements, polling,… Read more

Washington, DC - The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released a new report detailing repeated occasions when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) failed to protect beneficiaries who had their Social Security Number (SSN) compromised.  The findings also indicate that CMS has not taken adequate steps to… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Wally Herger (R-CA), and Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Chairman Joe Pitts (R-PA) called on Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to immediately suspend the… Read more

As seasons change and summer turns to fall, the health care landscape is changing, too.  Some changes may be more welcome than others, like open enrollment in private Medicare plans.  Conversely, new provisions of the Democrats’ health care law taking effect this month might leave some wondering whether the law will yield the same broken promises as the past.  Consider… Read more

In 2009, President Obama promised the American people that his health care plan, “will slow the growth of health care costs for our families, our businesses, and our government.” Now : The verdict is in, and it is clear that President Obama has failed to deliver.  Instead, the Democrats’ health care law has increased health care costs and has made it harder to maintain health… Read more

Today we will hear testimony regarding the current role of Medicare health plans, and look to the future of how these plans can continue to effectively serve Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare has allowed private health care plans to deliver care to beneficiaries since the 1970s.  Significant and numerous changes have been made to these plans over the years, some good and some… Read more

Although the Democrats’ health care law will not fully take effect until 2014, seniors in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are already facing the painful realization that cuts and higher costs have and will continue to come their way. Consider the following: $300 Billion Cut to MA:  The Democrats’ health care law prescribes more than $300 billion in cuts… Read more