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The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Health shall include bills and matters referred to the Committee on Ways and Means that relate to programs providing payments (from any source) for health care, health delivery systems, or health research. More specifically, the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Health shall include bills and matters that relate to the health care programs of the Social Security Act (including titles V, XI (Part B), XVIII, and XIX thereof) and, concurrent with the full Committee, tax credit and deduction provisions of the Internal Revenue Code dealing with health insurance premiums and health care costs.
Source: “Rules of the Committee on Ways and Means”
The House Ways and Means Committee, chaired by Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), has approved multiple bills to combat the opioid crisis. These important measures will now advance to the full House of Representatives for consideration.
Over 60 percent of drug overdoses involve an opioid. Overdose deaths from opioids, including prescription opioids, have increased fivefold since 1999. More than 42 million Americans receive prescriptions through the Medicare program, and Congress has a duty to ensure these patients don’t fall victim to the opioid crisis.
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WASHINGTON, D.C - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s Executive Order Promoting Health Care Choice and ...
Today, the Ways and Means Committee unanimously approved three pieces of bipartisan legislation focused on making Medicare work better for patients: Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2017 (H.R. 3726), introduced by Reps. Kenny Marchant (R-TX) and Ron Kind (D-WI), builds on
WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statement after last night’s health care vote in the Senate: “The Senate’s failure to act is a letdown, plain and simple. We made a promise to the American people to repeal and replace Obamacare. The House delivered on that promise, and I ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House unanimously passed bipartisan legislation – introduced by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) – to improve Medicare Part B programs for patients with significant health challenges and the health care professionals who treat them. The legislation includes
