Health (116th Congress)

Recent Activity

Ways and Means Advances Bipartisan Prescription Drug Pricing Legislation

Apr 9, 2019 Press Release

House Democrats Unveil Legislation to Strengthen Protections for Pre-Existing Conditions and Lower Health Care Costs

Mar 26, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic leaders today unveiled a sweeping bill that would protect people living with pre-existing conditions, lower health care costs for consumers, and reverse the Trump Administration’s harmful actions to sabotage the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Doggett Opening Statement at Health Hearing on Promoting Competition to Lower Medicare Drug Prices

Mar 7, 2019 Press Release

This hearing continues our inquiry into pharmaceutical pricing, which our full Committee began last month. I was encouraged at that hearing that a number of our colleagues from both parties reflected on the medication problems about which their own constituents have been expressing concern.

Promoting Competition to Lower Medicare Drug Prices

Mar 7, 2019 Hearing

Chairman Doggett Announces Health Subcommittee Hearing on Promoting Competition to Lower Medicare Drug Prices

Feb 28, 2019 Press Release

House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Lloyd Doggett announced today that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing, entitled “Promoting Competition to Lower Medicare Drug Prices” on Thursday, March 7, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. in room 1100 Longworth House Office Building.