On September 18, 2024, the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a markup of 16 bills, including 10 health care bills. The health care bills focused on a variety of topics, including telehealth permanency, Medicaid eligibility for military members and seniors, and nursing home issues such as hiring and a resolution condemning the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) rule on nursing home staffing.
On September 18, 2024, the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee held a hearing on chronic disease prevention and management. Representatives and witnesses expressed concerns that rates of chronic disease are skyrocketing, and not enough is being done in the way of prevention and promotion of healthy nutrition.
On August 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Inpatient Hospital payment final rule for FY 2025. Under the final rule, the hospital market basket percentage will increase by 2.9% (a 0.1% drop from the proposed rule).
On June 13, 2024, the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee held a hearing examining the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). Questions focused on how successful CMMI has been at generating savings, transitioning the U.S. health care system towards value-based care, and improving the quality of health care.
