Grassley Op-ed: Stop kicking Medicaid’s safety net hospital payments down the road
Stop kicking Medicaid’s safety net hospital payments down the road By U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Budget scorekeepers tell us that taxpayers spent at least $600 billion in 2017 to pay for health care services for low-income Americans covered by Medicaid. This public health insurance program is a federal-state partnership that pays hospitals, […]
Grassley on the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019
Prepared Remarks by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, U.S. Senate Finance Committee On the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 Wednesday, April 3, 2019 VIDEO Mr. President, earlier this week I introduced the bipartisan Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 – or the RESA bill as we call it in […]
Grassley Statement on Cigna Insulin Price Announcement
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa today released the following statement regarding an announcement from Cigna (Express Scripts) to cap out-of-pocket costs for insulin prescriptions for some patients. “Any time out-of-pocket prescription drug costs are lowered, that’s good news for patients. But it’s unclear why this is only happening […]
Grassley, Wyden: Payments in College Admission Scandal May Violate Tax Laws
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ranking Member Ron Wyden of Oregon are calling on the IRS to fully enforce the tax laws against those involved in the recent college admissions scandal. Based on information in Department of Justice documents, parents of prospective students appear to have made purported […]
Grassley, Wyden Probe Reports of Abuse at Group Homes in Iowa & Oregon
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ranking Member Ron Wyden of Oregon are requesting information from two companies affiliated with The MENTOR Network (Mentor) after recent news reports in Iowa and Oregon revealed multiple instances of abuse and neglect, and in one case, an apparent death. Mentor contracts […]
Grassley, Bennet Bill to Improve Care for Kids with Complex Medical Conditions Passes Congress
WASHINGTON – Bipartisan legislation to improve health outcomes and care coordination for children with complex medical conditions in Medicaid, led by U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado, unanimously passed in the Senate after passing the House of Representatives last week. “Since the start of Medicaid, more […]
Grassley, Wyden Praise Congressional Passage of Right Rebate Act
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ranking Member Ron Wyden of Oregon, today celebrated congressional passage of their bill to prevent drug makers from manipulating Medicaid to gouge taxpayers and increase profits by misclassifying their drugs. The legislation was included in a broader package of Medicaid policies, called the […]
Grassley, Wyden Question Role of Middlemen in Skyrocketing Insulin Prices
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ranking Member Ron Wyden of Oregon today sent letters to Cigna Corporation (Express Scripts), CVS Health Corporation and Optum, the three leading pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), regarding their role in the skyrocketing cost of insulin in the United States. Last month, the […]
Grassley Probes Foreign Threats to Taxpayer-Funded Research at Defense Department
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley continued and expanded his inquiry into foreign threats to taxpayer-funded research by seeking information from the Department of Defense, which plays a significant role in commissioning and funding research and development. “Our government must take all reasonable and necessary steps to protect the integrity of […]
Grassley, Wyden Introduce Updated Retirement Savings Legislation
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ranking Member Ron Wyden of Oregon today introduced the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 (RESA). The legislation would encourage employers to adopt new retirement plans and reduce the cost of operating retirement plans for their employees. The bill also includes new […]