House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Wally Herger (R-CA) today announced that the Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing to explore how private sector payers are rewarding physicians who deliver high quality and efficient care.  With this hearing, the Subcommittee will continue to examine potential ways to reform Medicare’s physician payment system.  The… Read more

We are meeting today to hear from individuals who have experience to share that will inform us as we continue our effort to reform Medicare payments to physicians.  At our last hearing on this topic, we heard about different payment model options and efforts to test them in the private sector.  Today’s hearing, our second, focuses on more incremental, private sector-driven… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight Chairman Charles Boustany Jr., M.D. (R-LA) and Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Ranking Member Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK) sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius regarding an independent audit conducted by Ernst & Young, which reveals continued shortcomings and weaknesses… Read more

Today, the Obama Administration released a “report” claiming that the Democrats’ health care law will “save the average Medicare beneficiary $4,200 by 2021.”  While their savings figure is highly suspect, perhaps they attribute the savings to: Medicare spending going down because hospitals and nursing homes where seniors are currently treated may be forced to close. … Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1173 to repeal the CLASS program.   "Today, the House took steps to repeal yet another poorly-designed and unworkable piece of the Democrats' health care law.  Opposition to the CLASS program is bipartisan and includes employers, seniors… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Wally Herger (R-CA) sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius requesting information on the operations and practices of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), including an explanation of why Medicare and Medicaid duties are being delegated to the… Read more

As President Obama prepares to deliver the State of the Union this evening, many are expecting that yet again the President will point to his health care overhaul as one of his top accomplishments.  Not so fast.  As a compilation of Gallup surveys from 2011 released today reveals, "more American adults lacked health insurance coverage last year than in any year since Gallup and… Read more

Washington, DC - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement on Tuesday evening in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address:   “Instead of focusing on tax reform that can create jobs, the President spent his time talking about how he intends to take more money away from employers, investors and savers in order to create new… Read more

On Wednesday, 19 state hospital associations voiced their opposition to a hidden provision in ObamaCare:  a sweetheart deal that benefits only hospitals in Massachusetts at the expense of hospitals in the 49 other states.  The "Bay State Boondoggle" joins the list of infamous ObamaCare special deals that were used to "persuade" Democrat Members into voting for the massive health… Read more

Washington, DC – Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today announced senior staff changes and a restructuring of the Ways and Means Committee.  The moves follow current Ways and Means Staff Director Jon Traub’s decision to depart the Hill at the end of January to seek new, yet to be determined opportunities in the private sector.   In order to provide continuity for… Read more