Budget Leadership Requests GAO Review of CMMI–House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) and Budget Committee Health Care Task Force Chair Michael Burgess (R-Texas) are requesting that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigate the effectiveness of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). Arrington and Burgess argue that CMMI has failed to deliver on …
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E&C Schedule Hearing on Change Healthcare Cyberattack-Bipartisan leadership of the House Energy and Commerce Committee sent a letter to UnitedHealth Group, Inc. last week seeking information about the Change Healthcare cyberattack. “The health care system is rapidly consolidating at virtually every level, creating fewer redundancies and more vulnerability to the entire system if an entity …
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Oklahoma Republican Tom Cole Selected to Chair Appropriations Committee–The Republican Steering Committee selected Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) to serve as the chair of the House Appropriations Committee. Cole succeeds retiring Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas.). As chairman, Cole will lead the committee with Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.). The two spent years alongside each other at …
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