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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Ways and Means Committee focused on listening to the American people, strengthening working and middle-class families, and…
Read More (In 2023, Ways & Means Committee Fought for Working Families)“The Lower Costs, More Transparency Act empowers patients and will lower health care costs for millions of Americans.” As prepared…
Read More (Chairman Smith Floor Remarks – House Debate of Lower Costs, More Transparency Act)WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House of Representatives today passed landmark bipartisan legislation to lower the cost of health care and…
Read More (Ways & Means, E&C, Ed & the Workforce Leaders Celebrate Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Lower Health Care Costs and Increase Transparency )WASHINGTON – Following a September hearing examining the fallout from the flawed implementation of surprise medical billing protections and an October…
Read More (Ways and Means Republicans Demand Biden Administration Follow the Law to End Surprise Medical Billing)WASHINGTON – The Biden Administration recently proposed a one-size-fits-all federal nurse staffing mandate, despite overwhelming evidence that such a policy would be virtually…
Read More (Smith, McMorris Rodgers, Crapo Press Biden Administration to Withdraw Unworkable, Unrealistic Federal Nurse Staffing Mandate )Nearly three years after President Trump signed into law the No Surprises Act, which contained historic new consumer protections for…
Read More (Ways and Means Committee Holds Roundtable with Biden Admin Officials on Failed Implementation of Medical Surprise Billing Protections)EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA – During visits to three health care facilities in eastern North Carolina, members of the Ways and…
Read More (In North Carolina, Patients, Doctors, and Local Leaders Share Challenges of Accessing Health Care in Rural Communities)WASHINGTON, D.C. – Americans would have more opportunities to save for and afford health care costs under legislation approved today…
Read More (Ways and Means Committee Approves Legislation to Help Americans Save For and Better Afford Health Care Expenses)As prepared for delivery. “The Ways and Means Committee has been focused on lowering the cost of health care and…
Read More (Chairman Smith Opening Statement – Markup of the Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act and the HSA Modernization Act)WASHINGTON – Patients are losing access to care and their health insurance covers fewer doctors, while medical providers are struggling…
Read More (Top Five Moments from Ways and Means Hearing on Flawed Implementation of the No Surprises Act)