Health
“One of our top priorities on this Committee is helping every American access health care in the community where they…
Read More (Chairman Smith Opening Statement – Markup of Health Care Legislation)WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently introduced legislation from Ways and Means Committee members takes aim at improving access to health care in…
Read More (Ways and Means Members Put Forth Solutions to Strengthen Telehealth Access and Improve Health Care for Rural Communities)Social Security Trustees Report shows the retirement Trust Fund will become exhausted in 2033. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means…
Read More (Social Security Trust Fund Report Brings More Bad News for Seniors)“Seniors could lose access to 280,000 nursing home beds, forcing older Americans to pick up and move to nursing homes…
Read More (Chairman Smith Blasts Biden Administration Cutting Seniors’ Access to Nursing Home Care)WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Ways and Means Committee held Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra accountable for playing politics…
Read More (Seven Key Moments from Ways and Means Hearing with Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra)Five Key Moments from Ways and Means Hearing on Emergency Care DENTON, TEXAS – At the site of an air ambulance…
Read More (In Texas, Americans Highlight Need for Access to Emergency Care in Rural and Underserved Communities)“The Biden Administration’s continued pursuit of a harmful agenda combined with your Department’s failure to address its own shortcomings has…
Read More (Chairman Smith Opening Statement – Hearing with HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra)As prepared for delivery. “Mr. Speaker – “I wish to commend Dr. Burgess for his steadfast leadership – working in…
Read More (Chairman Smith Floor Remarks – H.R. 766, the Dr. Michael C. Burgess Preventive Health Savings Act)“For too many Americans, especially those living in rural or underserved communities, when they call 9-1-1, help may be too…
Read More (Chairman Smith Opening Statement – Field Hearing on Access to Health Care in America: Ensuring Resilient Emergency Medical Care – Denton, Texas)Six Key Moments from Ways and Means Hearing on Enhancing Access to Care at Home in Rural and Underserved Communities…
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