Washington, DC – In a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Acting Commissioner Danny Werfel, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) called on the IRS to disclose all information available to date regarding eligibility determination for individuals applying for premium tax credits in the ObamaCare Exchanges.  Camp’s letter requires the agency to turn… Read more

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial} span.s1 {font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'} Congress may soon vote on a bill changing how, and how much, Medicare pays doctors. That’s a good idea -- so long as taxpayers benefit, too. The impetus for the change is a problem that Congress itself created. In 1997, lawmakers tried to keep down Medicare spending by… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued a subpoena to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide all data the agency has on enrollment in the Exchanges.  The subpoena, which is the second Camp has issued as Chairman, comes after CMS refused to provide enrollment data for the ObamaCare Exchanges.  The data… Read more

MYTH: “Chained CPI would cut the 2014 Social Security cost-of-living increase of 1.5 percent to 1.2 percent.” - Robert Romasco, president of AARP   FACT: If the more accurate chained CPI was used to determine the 2014 cost of living increase, seniors would see a 1.7 percent increase as opposed to this year’s increase of 1.5 percent.  What does a 1.7 percent increase… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) wrote to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Marilyn Tavenner requesting that CMS make all information regarding enrollment in the ObamaCare Exchanges immediately available. Yesterday, CBS News reported the Obama Administration has daily enrollment figures and notes… Read more

  Washington, DC – Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT), and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-UT) released a discussion draft outline to permanently fix the broken Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR)… Read more

“That means that no matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise to the American people: If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. If you like your health care plan, you’ll be able to keep your health care plan, period. No one will take it away, no matter what.” – President Obama, speech to the American Medical Association, June 15, 2009 (as… Read more

In the wake of recessions, the Federal government typically creates a “temporary” Federal unemployment benefits program for long-term unemployed workers who have exhausted up to 26 weeks of State UI benefits.  This recession has been no different. The current “temporary” program, called Emergency… Read more

Ways and Means Committee Members representing Americans from across the country are sharing their constituents’ ObamaCare stories and experiences of dropped coverage, increased costs and reduced hours.  Below are just a few of the stories Americans are sharing with Ways and Means Members about how the law is affecting them.    INCREASED COSTS Congressman Sam… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement after Representatives Diane Black (R-TN) and Danny K. Davis (D-IL) introduced the Student and Family Tax Simplification Act.  The legislation is designed to make it easier and simpler for families to afford the costs of higher education by consolidating four separate… Read more