The White House has made numerous claims about its latest health care proposal, which islargely based on the Senate Democrats’ health care bill. Those assertions, however, are contradicted by the analysis of that legislation by thenon-partisan and independent Congressional Budget Office, Joint Committee onTaxation and the Office of the Actuary at the Center for Medicare & Medicaid… Read more

The chart below compares Administration predictions of job creation with the reality of what has actually happened since passage of Democrats’ 2009 stimulus law. It shows a current gap of 5 million between the number of jobs the Administration promised and the harsh reality American workers and families are experiencing. Unless robust job creation starts immediately, the gap between the… Read more

Washington, DC – Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) and Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Wally Herger (R-CA) issued the following statements following the White House’s posting of their outline of the latest version of a $1 trillion government takeover of health care: Rep. Camp said, “The President told the American people we would see the details of his health care bill,… Read more

According to today’s New York Times, “The president’s bill would grant the federal Health and Human Services Secretary new authority to review, and to block, premium increases by private insurers, potentially superseding state insurance regulators.”  While the President claims the proposal is in reaction to recent, unacceptable insurance premium hikes, premiums would grow more costly for… Read more

With today's release of the President’s health care outline, it is clear Democrats continue to ignore the concerns raised by the American people – primarily that Democrat proposals will drive up the costs of health insurance, slash Medicare benefits for millions of seniors, and increase job-killing taxes when unemployment is hovering around 10 percent. Below is a quick comparison of… Read more

Washington, DC - Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) will deliver the weekly Republican address and will attend the White House Summit on health care next Thursday. In his address this week, Rep. Camp echoes the American people's request to reduce the cost of health care noting that, "the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office projects that the Republican health care bill… Read more

Today’s New York Times details a fatal flaw in the Democrats’ health bills: “Facing relentless fiscal pressure and exploding demand for government health care, virtually every state is making or considering substantial cuts in Medicaid, even as Congressional Democrats push to add 15 million people to the rolls.”  Keep in mind, Congressional Democrats get nearly half of their reduction in… Read more

Washington, DC - Responding to the Obama Administration's report issued today on the rising cost of health insurance, Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) said:   “The reported premium increases are unacceptable. Unfortunately, the reforms Democrats in Congress are pursuing would actually make the current situation worse by making coverage more expensive. By contrast, House… Read more

On the first anniversary of the signing of their so-called stimulus bill, Administration officials are fanning out across the country claiming stimulus is working.  As Vice President Biden put it: “One year later I am absolutely certain of one thing: I say this to the press, the Recovery Act is working.” Meanwhile the chart below paints a very different picture. The blue line shows the… Read more

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the $787 billion stimulus package being signed into law. Now is the time for Congress to take stock of what’s transpired this year. It’s time to evaluate why the stimulus has been ineffective in creating jobs and to refocus on proven, bipartisan measures to rejuvenate our economy. And it’s time to work toward the recovery the American people… Read more