Hatch, Wyden Announce Markup of Pension Bills
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today announced the Committee will markup two pension related bills, the Miners Protection Act of 2016 and the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2016, on Wednesday, September 21st, in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building at 10:00 […]
Senators Urge Administration To Address Trafficking of Synthetic Drugs and Illicit Goods Through Mail Service
WASHINGTON — Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with Senators Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), Michael Lee (R-Utah), Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), David […]
Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Economic Growth in Puerto Rico Releases Status Update
WASHINGTON — The bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Economic Growth in Puerto Rico today released a status update regarding its work in crafting policy recommendations to promote economic growth and long-term prosperity in the U.S. territory. The interim update, issued to comply with Section 409 of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act […]
State by State, Middle Class Families Struggle to Find Affordable Coverage
With the next Obamacare enrollment period just around the corner, Americans are facing higher costs and fewer choices under a broken law that has proved to be anything but affordable. In fact, a growing number of exchanges in states across the country are down to only one health care insurer offering coverage. And in many […]
Hatch Presses for Answers Regarding Treasury Department’s Iran Payments
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today sent a letter to Treasury Inspector General Eric Thorson asking a number of questions regarding the Treasury Department’s payment to Iran out of the “Judgement Fund” by the Department of State. In the letter, Hatch asks the inspector general to identify whether the payment was in […]
Nonpartisan Gov’t Watchdog Warns Obamacare Marketplaces Still “Vulnerable to Fraud”
Undercover Testing Shows Eligibility Determination and Enrollment Processes Still Lack Real Safeguards WASHINGTON, D.C. – The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released two undercover reports of the Obamacare marketplace with testing results for the 2015 and 2016 coverage years. In the 2015 coverage year analysis, GAO found that “the federal Health Insurance Marketplace (Marketplace) or selected […]
Senate Finance, House W&M and E&C Leaders Call on CMS to Prevent Fraudulent Medicare Spending
“Each dollar lost to fraud is a dollar that is not used to benefit patients.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Leaders of the Senate Finance Committee, House Ways and Means Committee, House Energy and Commerce Committee, and the today sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Andrew Slavitt to express concerns […]
Hatch, Upton Highlight GAO Report Examining Ways to Reform Medicaid’s Financing
Non-Partisan Watchdog Outlines Policy Considerations Designed for Medicaid Per Capita Allotment Reforms WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) today highlighted a new report from the non-partisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) detailing policy considerations regarding per capita Medicaid caps as Congress explores possible approaches […]
Flashback: Summer 2016 Plagued by More Obamacare Failures
As Summer Comes to a Close, Obamacare’s Outlook Worsens From the beginning, the President’s signature domestic policy achievement, Obamacare, has placed unnecessary burdens on American families and job creators. This past summer, headlines and news stories indicated the implosion of the health law is nearing the tipping point. Premiums on the Rise Now, with next […]
Hatch: Obamacare Isn’t Working and It Never Will
Utah Senator Says, “This isn’t a matter of opinion. This isn’t just political rhetoric in an election year. By its own standards – and the standards of those who drafted, passed, and implemented the Affordable Care Act – Obamacare has been a historic failure.” WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor today, Finance Committee […]