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The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Health shall include bills and matters referred to the Committee on Ways and Means that relate to programs providing payments (from any source) for health care, health delivery systems, or health research. More specifically, the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Health shall include bills and matters that relate to the health care programs of the Social Security Act (including titles V, XI (Part B), XVIII, and XIX thereof) and, concurrent with the full Committee, tax credit and deduction provisions of the Internal Revenue Code dealing with health insurance premiums and health care costs.
Source: “Rules of the Committee on Ways and Means”
Ahead of Democrats’ numerous White House meetings attempting to get House and Senate Democrats on the same page about their job-killing multitrillion-dollar economic agenda, here’s topline messaging that explains the worst provisions included in their reckless tax and spending spree.
From handouts to the wealthy and large corporations, to tax increases on the lower-income and Middle Class Americans, Democrats’ reckless tax and spending spree is increasingly unpopular—even among supposedly pro-small business Democrats. Here are the top 10 reasons to oppose this bill:
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 ...
