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Sep 19, 2013
Press Release
Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin, and respective Health Subcommittee Ranking Members Frank Pallone Jr. and Jim McDermott today sent the following “Dear Colleague” letter highlighting the havoc that would be wreaked on Medicare and other health programs – undermining health care for a third of...
Jul 18, 2012
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “Using Innovation to Reform Medicare Physician Payment.”
Feb 1, 2012
Bill
This bill would repeal Title VIII of Affordable Care Act (ACA), which includes both the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program and provisions relating to the National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care, created under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. Under the legislation, the authority for the CLASS program would be terminated and the authority for the National...
Feb 1, 2012
Floor Action
Nov 30, 2011
Markup
The full Committee on Energy and Commerce held a markup on Tuesday, November 29, 2011, and Wednesday, November 30, 2011, in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building on the following legislation:
H.R. 1633, the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011;
H.R. 1173, the Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011.
Nov 15, 2011
Markup
The Subcommittee on Health reported H.R. 1173 to the Full Committee on Tuesday, November 15, 2011.
Oct 26, 2011
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the Subcommittee on Health held a joint hearing on Wednesday, October 26, 2011, at 9:00 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “CLASS Cancelled: An Unsustainable Program and Its Consequences for the Nation’s Deficit.”
Jul 13, 2011
Hearing
The Health Subcommittee held a hearing on "Medicare and Seniors" on Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at 9:00 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building.
Jun 21, 2011
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled, "Dual-Eligibles: Understanding This Vulnerable Population and How to Improve Their Care” on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building.
Mar 17, 2011
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on Thursday, March 17, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building.