Washington, DC – Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement upon release of a summary of the Democrats' so-called tax extenders package which has been reported to contain in excess of $150 billion in unpaid for spending and provides zero net tax relief. “The massive and unprecedented deficit spending in the stimulus bill didn’t create jobs and neither… Read more

Click Here to See How to Navigate Through the Small Business Tax Credit Washington, DC – Ways and Means Ranking Republican Dave Camp (R-MI) and Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Wally Herger (R-CA) today released a new flow chart that shows America’s small businesses and their employees how to calculate the so-called small business health care tax credit the Democrats included in their… Read more

Washington, DC –Ways and Means Committee Republicans today sent a letter to Ways and Means Chairman Sander Levin (D-MI) requesting a hearing on the recently released non-partisan Congressional Budget Office analysis of the Democrats’ new health care law. The analysis predicted that federal health spending could increase by $115 billion or more over 10 years as a result of the Democrats’… Read more

A new survey released today by America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) shows that, in 2009, 2 million more Americans enrolled in High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) with accompanying Health Savings Accounts (HSAs).  As a result, total enrollment in these plans has increased from the previously reported 8 million Americans to 10 million Americans.  Unfortunately, these 10 million… Read more

Washington, DC – Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) today released the following statement on the announcement that the nation’s leading small business organization, NFIB, is joining 20 state attorneys general in seeking to invalidate the recently enacted health care law. “This is confirmation for every person worried about their job or looking for work, that the health… Read more

Today, the American Osteopathic Association released survey results that found Medicare physician payment rate cuts will likely threaten seniors’ ability to find a doctor, corroborating the Medicare Actuaries report that drew the same conclusions. The cuts, scheduled to go into effect June 1, 2010, would reduce physician Medicare payment rates by 21 percent.  The survey found that 37… Read more

Today, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its latest analysis of the Democrats’ health overhaul, focusing on spending they had not previously quantified.  The higher spending reflects increased administrative costs to the federal government for implementing and monitoring the new health law as well as a variety of new government grant programs.  All told, CBO… Read more

Americans are fast realizing that the Democrats’ rhetoric isn’t matching what the new law is delivering.  Below are just three examples of how the law is coming up short for American families: Kids With Pre-Existing Conditions May Not Get Coverage:  Speaking before House Democrats, President Obama said, "This year ... parents who are worried about getting coverage for their… Read more

The American Medical Association (AMA) is putting the doctors of America on notice. A major cheerleader for ObamaCare, the organization is now trying to silence doctors who oppose it. It is time the American people understood what the AMA is really all about. Last month, not long after a Florida urologist placed a sign in his door making it clear that patients who voted for President… Read more

Fortune.com is reporting more bad news for American workers as a result of the Democrats’ new health care law. After reviewing internal company documents, Fortune reports that four major U.S. employers (AT&T, Verizon, Deere and Caterpillar) are considering “dumping the health care coverage they provide to their workers in exchange for paying penalty fees to the government."  These… Read more