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Analysis: What’s Really Happening with California’s #RateShock

05.31.2013

WASHINGTON, DC – In recent weeks, the Energy and Commerce Committee has explored the

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Letters of Support for H.R. 1919

05.29.2013

Except: Prescription drug counterfeiters have placed our nation's patients at risk; their criminal actions take advantage of the current patchwork of state laws that could allow venue‐shopping for the best locale in which to expose patients to unsafe and counterfeit prescription drugs. Further, because drug distribution is truly interstate in its nature, any policy solution that does not create a uniform, national standard means patients across the United States will still be exposed to counterfeit drugs. It's an incredibly dangerous situation, and we write today to thank you for...

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Committee Continues Transparent Medicare Physician Payment Reform Process – Releases Draft Legislative Framework

05.28.2013

WASHINGTON, DC – House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today unveiled draft legislation to repeal the current Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) system and replace it with a fair and stable system of physician payment in the Medicare program. The draft legislation is the latest step in the transparent process to reform the system and reward providers for delivering high-quality, efficient health care. On February 7, the Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means Committees outlined a framework to reform the...

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Examining Drug Compounding

May 23, 2013 at 10:00am

Background Documents and Information:

Hearing Notice

Background Memo

Opening Statements:

Health Subcommittee Chairman Joe Pitts

hearing

In Wake of Meningitis Investigation Findings, Health Panel Reviews Safety and Importance of Compounded Drugs

05.23.2013

WASHINGTON, DC – The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), today examined the current state of drug compounding in the United States. The hearing was a continuation of the committee’s investigation of the fungal meningitis outbreak, and whether the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could have prevented the outbreak, which resulted from contaminated injections made by the New England Compounding Center (NECC). The committee’s investigation has revealed that the FDA was aware that the NECC was engaged in manufacturing and not traditional compounding, and the...

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Committee Members Fight for Full Repeal of Obamacare

05.16.2013

WASHINGTON, DC – Members of the Energy and Commerce Committee today voiced their support to fully repeal the president’s health care law.  Since the reforms became law three years ago, the committee has conducted rigorous oversight to educate the American people on the law’s impact on patients, providers, the economy, and states. With each day that passes, the committee continues to discover more consequences as a result of the law’s mandates, fees, policies, and taxes.

Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) stated, "Since the passage of...

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Committee Seeks More Details on Sebelius’ Efforts to Support “Enroll America,” Joins Request for GAO to Conduct an Investigation

05.16.2013

WASHINGTON, DC – House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today continued their examination into reports that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius may have solicited funding or assistance from the health care industry to help implement the health care law. According to The New York Times, an HHS spokesperson said Secretary Sebelius suggested health care executives and others to support the work of Enroll America, a private nonprofit group dedicated to assisting the implementation of the health care law.

In a letter to Enroll America, Chairman Fred...

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E&C Studio Presents: Obamacare #RateShock

05.16.2013

WASHINGTON, DC – On the heels of President Obama’s public declarations last Friday that there was no evidence that the massive new health care law is increasing premiums, the Energy and Commerce Committee this week released a report entitled "The Looming Premium Rate Shock." The report chronicles internal analyses provided by 17 of the nation’s largest health insurance companies that confirm the new health care law’s policies, mandates, taxes, and fees will cause major premium increases for consumers in the individual, small group, and large group markets.

The...

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