Hatch, Murphy and Pitts Press CMS for Details on Oversight of Medicaid Expansion
Bicameral Leaders Question Whether Critical Medicaid Dollars Have Been Accurately SpentWASHINGTON, DC – Bicameral leaders today sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt seeking answers to help Congressional leaders and state officials better understand how CMS has been approaching Medicaid expansion policies under Obamacare. The letter was […]
Hatch Statement on Meeting with Head of CMS Nominee Seema Verma
Utah Senator says Verma’s “leadership and unique understanding of the fiscal and administrative challenges facing both Medicare and Medicaid equips her with the tools needed to help ensure their solvency for future generations and promote necessary reforms at CMS, an agency whose responsibilities grew at an alarming rate under Obamacare.” WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Finance […]
Hatch, Upton, and Brady Highlight Updated Watchdog Report on Fictitious Obamacare Enrollees
Leaders Release New Non-Partisan Watchdog Report that Finds 9 Out of 12 Fictitious Obamacare Applications Made During 2016 Special Enrollment Periods Were Approved WASHINGTON, DC – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today highlighted a […]
Hatch Report Details Wasteful Spending at IRS on Long-Term Travel
Finance Chair Raises Concerns with Agency’s Use of Taxpayer Dollars WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today released a new majority staff report highlighting wasteful spending at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) relating to long-term travel. The report, which reviewed all employees that traveled more than half of the year, found […]
Finance Republicans Seek Input on Future of Medicaid, Set Roundtable Discussion
In Letter to Republican Governors, Senators Ask for Suggestions on Ways to Responsibly Improve the Medicaid Program WASHINGTON – In a letter today, Senate Finance Committee Republicans requested input from Republican Governors on how to provide states with the flexibility to design and operate innovative Medicaid programs in a fiscally responsible way. The letter, led […]
Finance Committee Closes Out Monumental 114th Congress
Back to Work for the American People In stride with the Republican-led Senate, the Finance Committee produced significant policy achievements and numerous bipartisan victories that put the American people first during the 114th Congress. The committee reported out 41 bipartisan bills – more than any single Congress in the last 35 years and the last […]
Hatch, Upton, Murphy and Pitts Press CMS for Answers on EpiPen Rebates
Letter Follows Up on Past Request for Oversight of Medicaid Drug Rebate Program WASHINGTON, DC – Bicameral leaders sent a letter on Friday to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt asking questions about the misclassification of the EpiPen Auto-Injector and EpiPen Jr Auto-Injector by Mylan Pharmaceuticals for purposes of the […]
Hatch: Finance Committee, Senate ‘Remarkably Productive’ in 114th Congress
In Speech on the Senate Floor, Utah Senator Says, “Before the start of the 114th Congress, the Senate had, for years, been languishing in partisan gridlock. Very little got done around here and, far too often, we spent our time fighting out the political soundbites of the day and voting on whatever partisan issue happened […]
ICYMI: Hatch Highlights Concurrent and Overlapping Surgeries Report on CBS This Morning
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today appeared on CBS This Morning to highlight a committee report detailing the practices of concurrent and overlapping surgeries. The report, titled, “Concurrent and Overlapping Surgeries: Additional Measures Warranted,” found a number of shortfalls from federal regulators in monitoring and auditing such surgeries and made a […]
Hatch Statement on Meeting with Treasury Secretary Nominee Steven Mnuchin
Utah Senator says Mnuchin has “a deep understanding of the fiscal challenges we face and can play an important role to help bridge the divide and craft bipartisan solutions that will promote the long-term health and prosperity of the American economy.” WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) met with Treasury Secretary […]