On May 17, 2023, the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care held a hearing to discuss improving health care access in rural communities.
On May 16, 2023, the House Ways and Means Committee held a legislative hearing to discuss transparency and rising costs in health care. This hearing is part of a series the committee is doing to look at what is driving high costs in healthcare.
On April 26, 2023, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education held an oversight hearing on the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) and health care workforce shortage. Members queried Administrator Carol Johnson of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) around the PRF and how the President’s FY 2024 Budget would impact the health care workforce shortage.
On April 26, 2023, the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee held a legislative hearing to discuss several bills and legislative proposals aimed at increasing transparency and lowering costs in health care. The hearing was mostly bipartisan in tone and it is likely that these bills will be passed out of committee shortly.