Washington, DC – Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) today issues the following reaction to President Obama’s press conference: “It is very disturbing that the President refused to stand by his promise that Americans would be able to keep their doctor and health care plan if they wanted to.  If there is a government-run plan that pays at Medicare rates, which is what the House… Read more

Health coverage today is out of reach for too many Americanfamilies. Approximately 182 million Americans currently receive some form ofemployer-sponsored health coverage. With so many people's health care at stake,Congress should ensure that any changes to our health care system do not jeopardizecoverage for those who already have medical coverage. If you like your coverage, you should be… Read more

As House Democrats prepare to release their health care plan today – a plan that no Republican member has seen or been invited to be a part of – Democrat Congressman Jim Cooper dispels the myth of President Obama bringing "change" to Washington, DC, and his promise to make health care reform a bipartisan effort. “In the House of Representatives, meanwhile, we are explicitly told not to… Read more

Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement regarding the limited portions of the health care plan unveiled by House Democrats today: “The Democrats are refusing to reveal the price tag of this bill or how they will pay for it, but it is obvious it will cost well over a trillion dollars.  We will certainly need to examine the details, but I fear this… Read more

The healthcare system is undoubtedly in peril. I hear daily concern from my constituents about the rising costs of healthcare coverage, the ability to keep good coverage and the fear of hurting our country’s rich tradition of medical innovation. Simply put, Congress owes it to the American people to come together and produce meaningful bipartisan healthcare reform. Moving forward,… Read more

Despite the rhetoric by Senate Democrats about the need to give taxpayer health subsidies to the “poor,” two current U.S. Governors may qualify for taxpayer-funded health care if the bill being considered by the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee is enacted.   The so-called “Affordable Health Choices Act,” as outlined by Senator Chris Dodd, makes Americans earning… Read more

Washington, DC - Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement today after outlining the House GOP plan for health care reform to ensure all Americans have access to affordable, high-quality care at a price our country can afford: "Americans want, deserve, and demand health care reform.  The GOP plan presented today addresses this by focusing on… Read more

Click here to view the Health Care Solutions Group Outlines Health Care Plan to Increase Affordability, Accountability, Availability. ### Read more

Americans want, deserve and demand health care reform. Wednesday, I and my Republican colleagues in the House of Representatives are unveiling common sense health care reforms that focus on increasing the affordability, accessibility and availability of quality health care. Our plan will lower costs, make health care more convenient for patients and improve quality at a price our… Read more

On Monday, in a speech to the American Medical Association, President Obama reaffirmed his prior comments that health care reform shouldn’t displace anyone from their current insurance: “If you like what you're getting, keep it.  Nobody is forcing you to shift.  But if you're not, this gives you some new options.” Yet just a day earlier, on NBC’s Meet the Press, Vice President… Read more