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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)As prepared for delivery. “Three years ago, Congress passed the bipartisan No Surprises Act to end surprise medical bills for…
Read More (Chairman Smith Opening Statement – Hearing on Reduced Care for Patients: Fallout from Flawed Implementation of Surprise Medical Billing Protections)SOUTHEAST MISSOURI – On a tour of health care facilities throughout southeast Missouri, doctors, hospitals, health care workers, and local…
Read More (Chairman Smith Seeks Solutions for Rural America’s Health Care Crisis During Community Roundtables in Missouri)WASHINGTON — New bipartisan legislation to increase health care price transparency and lower overall costs for patients and employers was…
Read More (Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce Committees Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Lower Costs and Increase Transparency for Patients and Employers )