On May 16, 2024, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on rural health care access, shortage, and payment problems. Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) indicated he and Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID) were creating new legislation around maternal health care access that they would be introducing soon.
On May 16, 2024, the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee held a hearing to mark up 23 bills related to a variety of topics, including pediatric cancer and rare disease drug development, telehealth, the nursing home workforce, and Medicaid program integrity.
On May 15, 2024, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing about President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget and other issues within the department’s jurisdiction. Today’s hearing was marked by partisan disagreements about the budget request, recent HHS rules, and the oversight of the Office of Refugee Resettlement.
On May 8, 2024, the House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing to mark up six bills related to telehealth and rural health care. These bills included legislation to extend telehealth flexibilities put in place in response to COVID-19, extend enhanced payments for rural hospitals, and create or amend existing rural health care programs.
On May 1, 2024, UnitedHealth Group (UHG) CEO Andrew Witty testified before the Senate Finance Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Read more about UHG’s response to the Change Healthcare attack.
