Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., MD, (R-LA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the 2011 Tax Return Filing Season. The hearing will take place on Thursday, March 31, 2011, in Room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building, beginning…
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Washington, DC – Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany (R-LA) and Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius late Thursday afternoon, expressing a wide range of concerns regarding the findings of an independent audit of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) conducted by Ernst & Young. The…
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Good afternoon. I want to begin this hearing by welcoming our guests, who are here to join a very important discussion about health care fraud. For our first panel, we welcome Dr. Peter Budetti, who serves as a Deputy Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and is Director of its Center for Program Integrity. We also welcome Lewis Morris. Mr. Morris serves as…
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HEARING ON IMPROVED EFFORTS TO COMBAT HEALTH CARE FRAUD
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HEARING
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Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., MD, (R-LA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on improving efforts to combat health care fraud. The hearing will take place on Wednesday, March 2, 2011, in Room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building, immediately after a brief Subcommittee…
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Washington, DC – Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany (R-LA) sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Douglas Shulman on late Friday afternoon, inquiring about reports of improper payments through the IRS’ Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) program.
In the letter, the Chairmen outlined several concerns related…
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Washington, DC - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today issued the following statement in reaction to the release of the Administration’s budget:
“It is time to say ‘enough is enough’ and put a stop to the government’s deficit spending spree. It is time for Washington to learn to live within its means. We need a serious plan to address our out of control spending…
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Washington, DC – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement on Tuesday evening in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address:
“Although the President hit some positive notes in his speech, I was disappointed he didn’t go further. While reaching out to Republicans on taxes, trade and health care, we needed more than a few token gestures…
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Washington, DC – Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany (R-LA) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner inquiring about a pilot program the Department of Treasury (Treasury) announced on January 13, which would deliver tax refunds to 600,000 individuals through the distribution of pre-paid debit cards.
In the letter, the…
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