Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement after the House passed permanent repeal of the physician payment fix, paid for by delaying ObamaCare’s individual mandate penalty for five years. “The President, realizing the failures of his health care law, has repeatedly delayed and exempted certain individuals, labor… Read more

Secretary Sebelius, thank you for joining us today for a discussion of the President’s 2015 Budget.   It has been four years since ObamaCare became law of the land, and it has been a bumpy road since then.  Millions of Americans are paying more for health care as a result of the law, a trend which will only continue to spike as a result of the failed health care Exchange… Read more

Washington, DC - Ways and Means Committee Republican Members sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Marilyn Tavenner asking CMS to halt the proposed rule changes to Medicare Part D prescription drug plans.  The proposed rule uses a false interpretation as to the non-interference… Read more

I rise today in support of H.R. 4118, the Simple Fairness Act, which would give Americans some much-needed relief from the added costs of ObamaCare. I don’t need to remind the American people about the failed launch of the health care law.  But, a failed website is the least of Americans’ health care concerns.  Millions of Americans, including over 200,000… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement in response to President Obama’s FY2015 Budget. “Last week, I offered a tax reform plan that would make our broken tax code simpler and fairer for businesses and hardworking taxpayers.  Our plan to close loopholes and lower rates for all Americans would add $3.4 trillion to the… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement after the Obama Administration announced how it will implement the over $300 billion in cuts to Medicare Advantage included in the President’s health care law.     "Americans across the country are feeling the pain of ObamaCare, and today the Administration… Read more

Washington, DC - House and Senate Committee leaders yesterday called on the administration to withdraw its proposed changes to the Medicare Part D prescription drug program. In a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner, the leaders question the legality of the proposed regulation and… Read more

MYTH: “There is absolutely no evidence, and every economist will tell you this, that there is any job-loss related to the Affordable Care Act.” – Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius   FACT: The Obama Administration nominees to the Federal Reserve highlighted the damaging effects of ObamaCare in its February Beige Book: “Employers continued to express… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement in response to the Administration’s release of Exchange enrollments for the month of January. "Today’s report confirms that ObamaCare continues to miss the mark.  The Administration is a million short of its own goal for this month, and the young continue to reject… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement in response to the Obama Administration's latest employer mandate delay.  "It is clear Democrats don't think they can survive politically if ObamaCare is allowed to fully go into effect.  This is just one more admission that the law is bad for hardworking taxpayers… Read more