Washington, DC – Health Subcommittee Chairman Wally Herger (R-CA) and Ways and Means Member Dave Reichert (R-WA) sent a letter to AARP’s Chief Executive Officer Barry Rand this afternoon seeking additional information from the organization related to AARP’s role in the formulation and advancement of the Democrats’ health care law.  The call for information comes as a… Read more

Today, the Obama Administration is arguing that ObamaCare is a “win” for consumers because insurers will be rebating $1.1 billion dollars to 12.8 million Americans.  This amounts to an average rebate of less than $86 per person who receives the rebate.   What the Administration is not saying is that employer-based health insurance premiums increased, on average, by $1,303… Read more

House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Wally Herger (R-CA) today announced that the Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) June report to the Congress.  The report details the Commission’s recommendations for reforming Medicare and its payment policies.  The Subcommittee will hear from… Read more

(Remarks as Prepared) Today, we will be hearing from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) on the analysis and recommendations contained in its June 2012 report. This Subcommittee has heard from numerous witnesses over the last year and a half about the financial challenges facing the Medicare program.  In fact, the Medicare Trustees reported in April that the… Read more

The Obama Administration today hailed the Democrats’ health care law for allegedly helping 3.1 million young Americans gain insurance coverage under a provision permitting young adults to stay on their parents’ health insurance plan until they turn age 26.  However, what the Administration is unlikely to reveal is the reason so many young adults are finding it… Read more

The Kaiser Family Foundation is out with a new report that reinforces the broken promises associated with the Democrats’ health care law.  Despite repeated claims by President Obama and Congressional Democrats that health care costs would decrease, this latest report finds that individuals and employees of small businesses are actually being hit with higher costs – and… Read more

We pay our presidents for judgment, and President Obama committed a colossal error of judgment in making health-care “reform” a centerpiece of his first term. Ahead of the Supreme Court’s decision on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — and regardless of how the court decides — it’s clear that Obama overreached. His attempt to achieve universal health insurance coverage is a massive feat of… Read more

Nearly two-thirds of Americans are hoping that the U.S. Supreme Court will overturn some or all of the Democrats’ health care law.  The Obama Administration and their allies are already walking away from the arguments they made to the Supreme Court about how the requirement that Americans purchase health insurance, even if they cannot afford it, is “essential” to making ObamaCare… Read more

Today’s release of a report by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) detailing national health care expenditures confirms that, despite the Obama Administration’s promises to the contrary, health care costs continue to increase. THEN: “We agree on reforms that will finally reduce the costs of health care.  Families will save on their premiums; businesses that will… Read more

I come to the floor today in support of H.R. 436, The Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012.   This bill would repeal two of the harmful tax hikes contained in the Democrats’ health care law – the medical device tax and the restrictions on using health-related savings accounts for over-the-counter (OTC) medication.  The legislation also includes a provision that will… Read more