In the article and video clip below, Howard Dean admits what what the American people already know - that the Democrats' health care law will force employers to drop coverage and result in millions of Americans losing the coverage they currently have and like.   Washington Examiner Dean: Employers will drop coverage under Obamacare By Conn Carroll Former… Read more

Federal and state administered health insurance programs follow a predictable path: First, actual costs far outpace predictions. Second, government cuts health care providers. Third, when providers can’t be cut any deeper, then government restricts patients’ access to health care services. This is exactly what is playing out in California, where the state has… Read more

House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Wally Herger (R-CA) today announced that the Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing to examine how private health insurance costs, Medicare spending, and beneficiary costs are impacted by mergers and acquisitions in the health care sector.  The hearing will take place on Friday, September 9, 2011, in 1100 Longworth House Office… Read more

Today we are going to hear from a panel of witnesses regarding consolidation in the health care industry.   Consolidation among hospitals, doctors, and insurance plans has occurred for some time.  I recognize that, at least in theory, consolidation can lead to greater efficiencies and improved outcomes.  Unfortunately, research has shown that higher prices are more often… Read more

Hearing on Health Care Industry Consolidation ______________ HEARING BEFORE… Read more

Despite repeated promises by the President that the Democrats' health care law would ease what is frequently referred to as one of the top challenges plaguing employers – affordability – a new employer survey released today confirms again that the law is increasing, not decreasing health care costs. The “Health Care Organizations Health Care Reform Readiness Survey,” conducted by Buck… Read more

A federal appeals court has struck down the requirement in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul package that virtually all Americans must carry health insurance or face penalties. But the decision didn't go as far as a lower court that had invalidated the entire overhaul as unconstitutional. A divided three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday struck… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement in reaction to the 11th Circuit Court ruling rejecting the Democrats’ health care law’s requirement that nearly every American purchase government-sanctioned health insurance, even if they can’t afford it.  The court held that the individual mandate is unconstitutional as it is not a… Read more

Washington, DC - Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released the following statement in response to the announcement that he has been selected by Speaker Boehner to serve on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction: "I thank the Speaker for his confidence and trust in selecting me to serve as a member of the Joint Committee.  Earlier this month, the House and Senate passed, and the… Read more

Today U.S. Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, wrote to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius urging HHS to provide 340,000 consumers in Michigan’s individual health insurance market a waiver from the onerous medical loss ratio (MLR) requirements enacted… Read more