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Background Documents and Information:

Hearing Notice

Background Memo

Transcript

Opening Statements:

Health Subcommittee Chairman Joe Pitts

To read the letter from the Association of American Medical Colleges, click here

To read the letter from the American Medical Association, click here

To read the letter from the American Osteopathic Association, click here

To read the letter from the Children's Hospital Association, click here

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WASHINGTON, DC – The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), today kicked off the 113th Congress with a hearing focused on the Medicare physician payment system. Last week, the Energy and Commerce Committee, along with the Ways and Means Committee, released a framework for reforming the current system. As part of the committee’s commitment to gather input from stakeholders, the subcommittee heard from a range of witnesses today who reviewed the current Sustainable Growth Rate and suggested potential solutions for replacing the...

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement this evening following President Obama’s State of the Union address:

"We need a rising, thriving middle class, as the president posited this evening, and we can achieve it with the right policies in place. Affordable energy, a robust manufacturing sector, and innovative health care solutions are all key ingredients.

"We are a nation blessed with many resources, and with recent advances in technology and innovation, the once unthinkable is within our...