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  • ObamaCare Report Card
    Posted in The Prescription Pad on December 4, 2013 | Preview rr
    Tags: Health , Full Committee

    ObamaCare has failed to achieve the basic promises and principles used to sell the law to American families and job creators.  Americans deserve access to quality, affordable health care, but this law is failing to deliver. Read more

  • Camp Statement on Reported ObamaCare Enrollment Data
    Posted in Press Releases on December 4, 2013 | Preview rr
    Tags: Health , Full Committee

    Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement regarding reports that healthcare.gov enrolled 29,000 Americans in coverage the first two days of December.  “When it comes to the website, the important number is not how many visitors healthcare.gov is getting per day, but how many Americans can actually enroll – end to end – in… Read more

  • Chairmen Boustany and Johnson Announce Hearing on Improper Payments and Identity Theft
    Posted in Hearing Advisory on December 4, 2013 | Preview rr
    Tags: Social Security, Oversight

    *Hearing Postponed* House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles W. Boustany Jr., M.D., (R-LA), and Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) today announced that the Subcommittees will hold a joint hearing on improper payments and identity theft. The hearing will take place at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 11, 2013, in room 1100 of the Longworth… Read more

  • Chairman Brady Announces Hearing on the Challenges of the Affordable Care Act
    Posted in Hearing Advisory on November 27, 2013 | Preview rr
    Tags: Health

    House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today announced that the Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing on the status of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).  This hearing will allow the Subcommittee to focus on the immediate and long-term challenges Americans face in finding affordable, quality health coverage as a result of the ACA.… Read more

  • Camp Statement on Proposed Changes to 501(c)(4) Rules
    Posted in Press Releases on November 26, 2013 | Preview rr
    Tags: Select Revenue Measures , Oversight, Full Committee

    Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement after the Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released proposed changes for 501(c)(4) tax-exempt organizations rules. "There continues to be an ongoing investigation, with many documents yet to be uncovered, into how the IRS systematically targeted and… Read more

  • …The Doctor Won’t See You Now
    Posted in The Prescription Pad on November 21, 2013 | Preview rr
    Tags: Health , Full Committee

    When selling his health care law to the American public, President Obama made a clear promise that, "No matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise: If you like your doctor, you will keep your doctor. Period.”  However, Americans all across the country are now facing the scary reality that they may no longer be able to access the care from the doctor or hospital… Read more

  • America's Daughters Are Not For Sale
    Posted in In Case You Missed It... on November 20, 2013 | Preview rr
    Tags: Human Resources, Full Committee

      By Conna Craig In today's dysfunctional Washington it's hard to imagine members of Congress reaching across the aisle for something beyond a sound bite. There is far too much bickering about what is and is not "affordable" and what or whom has winning power going into the elections of 2014. Its low approval… Read more

  • Ways and Means Members Request Information on Exchanges' Income Verification
    Posted in Press Releases on November 20, 2013 | Preview rr
    Tags: Health , Full Committee

    Washington, DC – Ways and Means Committee Republicans today sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius regarding problems with the income verification system in the Exchanges. Recent reports have documented the Exchanges miscalculating eligibility for federal tax credits, and therefore misleading consumers as to how much their plan will cost them, as… Read more

  • Woman cited by President as Obamacare success story frustrated by sign up process
    Posted in In Case You Missed It... on November 19, 2013 | Preview rr
    Tags: Health , Full Committee

      (CNN) – Washington state resident Jessica Sanford was bursting with pride when President Obama mentioned her story during a Rose Garden event on health care reform last month at the White House. "Who wouldn't?" Sanford asks. "I'm a nobody really to have him mention my story." Back in October,… Read more

  • Turns Out You Can’t Keep Your Doctor
    Posted in The Prescription Pad on November 19, 2013 | Preview rr
    Tags: Health , Full Committee

    Myth: From the White House website: Fact: Our nation’s seniors are now worried if they are the next victim of ObamaCare’s broken promises.  As a result of the over $300 billion in cuts to Medicare Advantage, the Wall Street Journal reports that, “UnitedHealth Group Inc., the nation's largest provider of privately… Read more