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Black, Blumenauer Introduce the Securing Care for Seniors Act of 2015

WASHINGTON — Today, Ways and Means members Reps. Diane Black (R-TN) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Energy and Commerce members Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-IA), introduced H.R....

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House Passes Bipartisan Bills to Strengthen Medicare for Seniors

WASHINGTON — Today, the House of Representatives passed a series of bipartisan bills introduced by members of the Ways and Means Committee to protect and strengthen the Medicare Advantage (MA) program...

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Brady Opening Statement: MedPAC Hearing on Hospital Payment Rates

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement during a hearing held with MedPAC to discuss hospital payment...

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Ryan, Brady, Johnson Respond to Trustees Report

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Social Security and Medicare trustees released their annual reports on the programs’ financial health. The trustees found that, without congressional action, the Medicare...

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Brady Opening Statement: Rural Health Disparities

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement during a hearing on rural health care disparities created by...

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Ways and Means Members Introduce Bills to Bring Clarity to Hospital Payment...

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI), Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX), Health Subcommittee member Kenny Marchant (R-TX), and Human Resources...

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Ways and Means Members Introduce Bill to Reward Quality Care in Medicare...

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, members of the House Ways and Means Committee introduced a bill to strengthen the Medicare program by rewarding quality, innovation, and excellence in health care within the...

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Ryan Marks 50th Anniversary of Medicare

WASHINGTON, DC — House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement to mark the 50th anniversary of Medicare. “Medicare is more than a program; it’s a promise....

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Republican Oversight Leaders Question CMS on Fraud Prevention System

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Republican oversight leaders in the Senate and House sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt asking for information...

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Ways and Means Members Express Concerns Related to Complex Rehabilitation...

Washington, DC — Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX), and Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) sent a letter this morning to the acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...

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Brady: Congress Must Take Action to Save Medicare

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement in reaction to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) report on federal spending and...

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Bipartisan Committee Leaders Call on Medicare Officials to Help Protect...

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 4, 2016 – TO: The Honorable Andy Slavitt FROM: Kevin Brady, Chairman Fred Upton, Chairman Sander Levin, Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr, Ranking Member Patrick J. Tiberi,...

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Johnson, Tiberi Send Second Letter Regarding Late Social Security and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Board of Trustees for Social Security and Medicare continues to refuse to deliver their annual reports on the financial status of these programs, Ways and Means Social...

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Committee Approved: Bipartisan Bills to Improve Medicare Programs and Policies

Today, the Ways and Means Committee unanimously approved three pieces of bipartisan legislation focused on making Medicare work better for patients: Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2017...

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Brady Encouraged by CMS Decision to Move the Center for Medicare and Medicaid...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) issuing a...

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Brady Opening Statement at Markup of Legislation to Improve Seniors’ Access...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today delivered the following opening statement at a markup of legislation to improve Seniors’ Access to Medicare. CLICK...

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W&M Approves Bipartisan Bill to Repeal Obamacare’s IPAB

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Ways and Means Committee approved the Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act (H.R. 849) with bipartisan support. The legislation, sponsored by two physicians in...

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Jenkins Opening Statement at Hearing on The Opioid Crisis: The Current...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) today delivered the following opening statement at a Subcommittee hearing entitled “The Opioid Crisis: The...

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