Republicans are working to deliver relief and assistance to American workers, families, and small ...
Patients and consumers alike are benefiting from a key Trump administration patient protections forcing hospitals to publish a complete list of the prices they negotiate with private insurers. According to a New York Times report, the disclosure reveals that major hospitals charge “wildly ...
As President Biden moves forward with a surrender of American medical technology that would jeopardize patients’ health and undermine Americans’ efforts to develop cures for life-threatening diseases, top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee’s Subcommittee on Health Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) introduced The Protecting American Innovation Act.
The Protecting ...
WASHINGTON - House Ways and Means Committee Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s announcement that it will waive intellectual property (IP) protections at the World Trade Organization (WTO):
“The world needs COVID vaccines now, but it shouldn’t be done by damaging the pathway to new vaccines and cures ...
WASHINGTON – Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), Republican leader of the Subcommittee on Health for the House Committee on Ways and Means, today kicked off a subcommittee hearing on telehealth, which serves as a critical lifeline for millions of American patients.
Key Takeaways:
American families deserve to keep the greater access and choice in health care they relied on to get ...
Hearing Information
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 2:00 PM.
Live stream available at the following link: Click Here
Advisory
Washington D.C.-- Ways and Means Committee Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-TX), Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), and Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today released legislation – the Lower Costs, More Cures Act – to lower drug costs for Americans without limiting access to cures.
The ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Republican Ways and Means leaders wrote to request that the Department of Health and Human Services’ Inspector General investigate the extent to which children in the U.S. foster care system are being impacted by the need for placements for unaccompanied children.
With over 18,800 migrant children crossing the southern border in March of this year, the Office of Refugee ...
WASHINGTON, DC – As the world races to develop and distribute new vaccines and treatments against COVID-19, some members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) are attempting to undermine intellectual property (IP) policies that are vital to swift medical innovation, successful distribution of COVID-19 medical treatments and vaccines worldwide, and a robust American workforce.
This week, House ...
After crucial HHS briefing, Ways & Means Members seek disclosure of specific data
WASHINGTON—New York and Pennsylvania are under increased congressional scrutiny for their handling of nursing home death data following a Health and Human Services (HHS) briefing to congressional staff on the collection of nursing home data and COVID-19, and whether ...
President Biden nominated former Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine for the position of Assistant Secretary of Health at the Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Levine was responsible for implementing Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s policy that required nursing homes to admit or readmit residents infected with COVID-19.
This was the same policy pursued by ...
