WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Congressman Dave Camp (R-Michigan), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, today sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius calling her allegations about Medicare Advantage in the House passed spending reduction measure “baseless.” March 9,… 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) annual March Report to the Congress which details the Commission’s recommendations for updating Medicare payment policies. The Subcommittee will hear from MedPAC’s Chairman, Glenn Hackbarth. … Read more

In case you missed it, please see the article from The Hill detailing evidence from the Administration that it has granted more than 1,000 waivers from various portions of the Democrats’ health care law.  Of particular interest is that the title on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) website that describes those who have received the waivers -- “Helping Americans Keep the… Read more

To build support for the Democrats’ health care law, the Obama Administration promised “much-needed financial relief for employers so retirees can get quality, affordable insurance.”  However, recently released data suggests that when Obama Administration says “employers” it actually means labor unions and state and local governments.   Here is how it works: The Democrats’ health care… Read more

Washington, DC - Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today delivered a statement on the House floor in support of H.R. 4 - The Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011.  Below are excerpts, followed by the full remarks. 1099 Provisions Hinder Job Creation “This previously little-known provision quickly became an item of great concern to small employers across the… Read more

For all the partisan fighting about the House Republican proposal to pay for repealing 1099, the GOP proposal is very similar to the one Democrats supported and approved last year. In last year's healthcare law, Democrats themselves proposed a system that offers subsidies to people for buying healthcare, and then allows overpaid subsidies to be recaptured based on how much a family's… Read more

Washington, DC - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement upon passage of H.R. 4 to repeal the 1099 IRS reporting provisions enacted in 2010. “Clearly there is strong, bipartisan support to repeal the 1099 provisions so that small businesses can focus on what they do best – creating jobs.  With more than 70 percent of the House, including 76… Read more

Washington, DC - Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today delivered opening remarks at the Committee on Ways and Means Markup of H.R. 4  and H.R. 705.  Below is an excerpt, followed by the full remarks. 1099 Repeal is a Win for Small Businesses, Individuals and Families "In my judgment, this is a win-win-win for taxpayers – it is a win for small businesses who won’t suffer under… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, the Committee on Ways and Means approved two separate pieces of legislation to repeal the onerous 1099 reporting provisions enacted in 2010.  At the conclusion of the markup and approval of both H.R. 4, the “Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011,” and H.R. 705, the “Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy… Read more

Today, Ways and Means Democrats decided to dance to the Washington two-step. Only Washington Democrats could call recovering improper, excessive and possibly fraudulent taxpayer-funded subsidies in their health care law, a tax increase.  A look back shows that in 2010, Democrats voted to require full repayment of subsidies for those making more than 400 percent of poverty ($93,800 in… Read more