COMMITTEE on WAYS and MEANS

Chairman Dave Camp

News List

  • Health Insurers Warn on Premiums

    March 22, 2013 - Health insurers are privately warning brokers that premiums for many individuals and small businesses could increase sharply next year because of the health-care overhaul law, with the nation's biggest firm projecting that rates could more than double for some consumers buying their own plans. The p... More

  • ObamaCare’s “Greatest Hits”

    March 22, 2013 - After spending more than $2 trillion and raising more than $1 trillion in new taxes, the President and Congressional Democrats have been unable to deliver on the promises they made while promoting their health care law. Three years later, American families and businesses are facing the tough and cos... More

  • 3.2 Million Jobs at Risk: Another Painful Side Effect of ObamaCare

    March 22, 2013 - While the White House is celebrating the third anniversary of their health care law, the jobs of millions of American workers across the country are at risk because of ObamaCare. According to a state-by-state breakdown of data from a Hudson Institute study, ObamaCare’s employer mandate jeopardizes t... More

  • ICYMI: Health-care law uncertainty grips Old Town Alexandria cafe — and other small businesses

    March 21, 2013 - Jody Manor has run a small cafe and catering company for nearly three decades in Old Town Alexandria, only a few blocks from where he was born. Six years ago he purchased an adjoining building, and more recently he started searching for a second location. Whether he moves forward with expansion dep... More

  • Boustany Calls on IRS to Detail Role in ObamaCare Implementation

    March 21, 2013 - Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany Jr., M.D. (R-LA) wrote to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Acting Commissioner Steven Miller to find out how much taxpayer money will be used to implement the Democrats' health care law and how many IRS employees ... More

  • Camp Again Calls for President To Work With Congress On Areas of Agreement

    March 19, 2013 - Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) delivered a statement on the House floor in support of the GOP’s balanced budget. "I rise in support of a federal budget that balances so we can strengthen our economy, create more jobs and allow American workers to start seeing an in... More

  • Brady Opening Statement: Hearing on the MedPAC 2013 March Report

    March 15, 2013 - I want to welcome everyone to the second hearing in the Subcommittee on Health for the 113th Congress. Today we will be hearing from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) on the recommendations in their March 2013 report on Medicare payment policies. We heard from MedPAC during our Medi... More

  • AP Exclusive: Applying for Obama plan not easy

    March 12, 2013 - WASHINGTON (AP) — Applying for benefits under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul could be as daunting as doing your taxes. The government's draft application runs 15 pages for a three-person family. An outline of the online version has 21 steps, some with additional questions. Seven mont... More

  • News Flash: ObamaCare - Not a Jobs Program

    March 8, 2013 - Then: "It's about jobs. In its life, it [ObamaCare] will create 4 million jobs -- 400,000 jobs almost immediately." (Then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the Administration’s “Health Summit” on February 25, 2010) Now : “I’ve got a news flash for you. The Affordable Care Act is not a jobs program.” (Jared Be... More

  • Chairman Brady Announces Hearing on MedPAC’s Annual March Report to Congress

    March 8, 2013 - House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today announced that the Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) annual March Report to the Congress which details the Commission’s recommendations for updating Medicare pay... More