(Remarks as Prepared) Thank you for yielding, Mr. Chairman. Before I make any opening statement I want to take a moment to recognize the Chairman’s commitment to the issue before us – health reform in the 21st century – and his receptiveness to work across party lines to find the right way to reform… Read more

"For liberals, labor unions and others pushing to make health care available to all Americans, however, the fixation on a public plan is bizarre and counterproductive." Of the many possible issues that could snarl health-care reform, one of the biggest is whether the measure should include a government-run health plan to compete with private insurers. The public plan has become an… Read more

To:       Reporters and Editors Re:       Effect of President Obama’s and congressional Democrats’ proposed tax increases             on small business activity Da:       Thursday, April 23, 2009   Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, and Rep. Dave Camp, ranking member of the Committee on Ways and Means, are concerned that the White House and Democratic… Read more

(Remarks as Prepared) Thank you for yielding, Mr. Chairman. Last night I conducted a telephone town hall with my constituents in Northern Michigan about health care reform and I want to begin by sharing the concerns of one of the many people I spoke to.  This is what she told me: “We are a small… Read more

Washington, D.C. - Ways & Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI), a founding member of the Savings Solutions Group, encourages quick passage of the Savings Recovery Act, introduced today on Capitol Hill as a result of that group’s efforts to help Americans rebuild their retirement, college, and personal savings. “What savings many Americans had have been dramatically reduced, leaving… Read more

Here's something that has gotten lost in the drive to institute universal health insurance: Health insurance doesn't automatically lead to health care. And with more and more doctors dropping out of one insurance plan or another, especially government plans, there is no guarantee that you will be able to see a physician no matter what coverage you have. Consider that the Medicare… Read more

Washington, DC – Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement after the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation issued an analysis showing that close to 50% of all Americans will pay no income taxes under President Obama’s proposed tax policies: “The day after millions of Americans who are already strapped for cash but nonetheless filed and paid their… Read more

by Stephanie Nano   NEW YORK -- One in five Medicare patients end up back in the hospital within a month of discharge, a large study found, and that practice costs billions of dollars a year. The findings suggest patients aren't told enough about how to take care of themselves and stay healthy before they go home, the researchers said. A few simple things-- like… Read more

Washington, DC – Ways & Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) released the following statement regarding his “no vote” today on the budget resolution: “Massive amounts of taxing and spending are not economically viable, yet that is what this budget proposes. It includes more than $1 trillion in new health care spending, and $1 trillion in new energy taxes. It will double our national… Read more

(REMARKS AS PREPARED) Thank you, Mr. Camp, for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I anticipate that we will agree on much of what is discussed here today, and I am grateful that you called this hearing. We are going to hear about significant payment problems in the U.S. health care system, and specifically about those in Medicare.  Republicans believe, as does most every witness here today, that… Read more