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Jul 31, 2014
Press Release
Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman released new reports on the benefits of the Affordable Care Act in every congressional district in the country. These reports provide the first picture of the impacts of the law in districts following the opening of the new health insurance marketplaces, the expansion of Medicaid, and the end of discrimination based on pre-...
Jul 31, 2014
Bill
Jul 31, 2014
Press Release
Today, House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr., and Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman introduced legislation to extend funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) through 2019. Without this legislation, no new funding for the CHIP program will be available after September of 2015. Reps. Pallone and...
Jul 29, 2014
Press Release
A bipartisan group of House and Senate committee leaders are seeking insights on the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) from all 50 governors.
Jun 18, 2014
Press Release
Today Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman sent a letter to Chairman Fred Upton regarding the release of a new HHS report that demonstrates the significant savings millions of Americans are enjoying as a result of the Affordable Care Act. It contradicts an analysis released by Chairman Upton, which asserts premiums would rise dramatically. The new report shows that in fact, because of the...
May 22, 2014
Press Release
Today Rep. Henry A. Waxman released an analysis comparing the first publicly available Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium filings for 2015 to the dire predictions made by Republican leaders and ACA opponents. The analysis finds that in the first two states that released 2015 premiums – Virginia and Washington – enrollees in most ACA plans can reduce their premiums next year.
May 7, 2014
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at 10:15 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing was titled “PPACA Enrollment and the Insurance Industry.”
Jan 16, 2014
Bill
H.R. 3362 would require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue detailed weekly reports on the functioning of the health benefit exchanges created under the Affordable Care Act. The reports would contain data on topics including the number of website visits, chat logins, account creations, any problems identified with the website or call centers, as well as actions...
Jan 16, 2014
Floor Action
Nov 19, 2013
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at 10:15 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing was titled “Security of HealthCare.gov.”