Health
“The Ways and Means Committee is taking action today to protect patients’ access to health care where they live and work.” As…
Read More (Chairman Smith Opening Statement – Markup of Health Care Legislation and Budget Views & Estimates)WASHINGTON, D.C. – More Americans are closer to being able to keep and use their health care in their local community,…
Read More (PASSED: Committee Approves Health Care Legislation to Protect Seniors’ Access to Nursing Homes, Lower Drug Costs for Seniors, and Expand Drug Access for Kidney Patients)WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08), joined by every Republican member of the Committee, called…
Read More (Ways and Means Republicans Demand Answers from HHS after Reports of Migrants Overwhelming U.S. Hospitals)WASHINGTON, D.C. – Over 250 medications are currently in short supply, covering everything from asthma and blood clots to treatments for…
Read More (Six Key Moments from Hearing on Chronic Drug Shortages)Washington, D.C. — Today, the House passed H.R. 485, the Protecting Care for All Patients Act, to ban federal health programs from…
Read More (House Votes to Ban Metric Used to Deny Care for People with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses)“It’s clear to me that we need to incentivize the development of higher quality drugs and improve purchasing dynamics without…
Read More (Chairman Smith Opening Statement – Hearing on Chronic Drug Shortages)WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Centers for Medicare…
Read More (CMS Follows Ways and Means Lead in Improving Seniors’ Access to Care)WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new Government Accountability Office report looking into the independent dispute resolution (IDR) process validates bipartisan concern of Ways and Means Committee…
Read More (GAO Report: Biden Administration’s Bungled Implementation of ‘No Surprises Act’ Surprises Providers with a Bureaucratic Nightmare)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)