Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Wally Herger (R-CA), Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany (R-LA) and Congressman Dave Reichert (R-WA) sent a letter to AARP CEO Barry Rand seeking further clarification and information pertaining to concerns raised in a Ways and Means Committee hearing. The hearing focused on findings uncovered… Read more

Washington, DC –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, called on President Obama to provide additional information and guidance on his plans to reform the Medicare program as part of his overall plan to reduce the deficit. Discussing President Obama’s shared… Read more

Washington, DC –Today, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and U.S. Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee called on Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to provide in-depth data and a detailed analysis regarding the agency's decision to unilaterally execute an $8.3 billion Medicare Advantage… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement after the President signed into law, H.R. 4 –1099 repeal legislation:   “After nearly a year-long battle to repeal the onerous 1099 provisions enacted by Democrats, I am pleased the President has now signed their repeal into law.  On the eve of Tax Day, small… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Wally Herger (R-CA), Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany (R-LA) and Congressman Dave Reichert (R-WA) sent a letter to IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman, requesting IRS to review and examine whether AARP, Inc. should continue to be exempt from federal taxation.  Specifically, the… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement upon passage of H.R. 4 – the House-passed 1099 repeal legislation: “The 1099 IRS reporting provision enacted in the Democrats’ 2010 health law quickly became the poster child for a government that is too big, too intrusive and too out of touch with small businesses.  After a… Read more

When Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus founded AARP in 1958, Medicare did not exist.  Dr. Andrus understood that seniors needed access to health insurance and found a solution.   What began as an organization that filled a need not yet met by society has grown and evolved over the last 50 plus years into AARP, Inc. and its affiliated entities.  With the establishment of Medicare… Read more

I’m glad to see these witnesses here today, and I hope that during the course of this hearing we’ll be able to learn the answers to some questions that I’ve been asking since 2009.  That’s when I made my initial inquiries of AARP representatives to determine why this organization, whose stated mission is to represent the interests of America’s seniors, chose to actively lobby for a… Read more

Who Said It? "AARP members know they are being sold out by an organization that is happily using member dues and Medigap premiums to promote a Medicare bill that does more harm than good."   A. Wally Herger (R-CA)   B. Dave Reichert (R-WA)  C. Charles Boustany (R-LA) D. Pete Stark (D-CA) Answer: D. Pete Stark (D-CA) And… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, at a joint hearing of the Ways and Means Health and Oversight Subcommittees to examine AARP and its affiliates, revenue, charitable giving, Boards of Directors, and lobbying expenditures, an expert on not-for-profit entities called for additional investigation of AARP. William “Bill” Josephson, who was appointed as the Assistant Attorney General-in-Charge of the… Read more