Hatch Statement at Finance Hearing on MACRA
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a hearing to examine the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA): I’d like to welcome everyone to this morning’s hearing. Today, the committee will hear from […]
Hatch Introduces Bipartisan Bills to Protect Taxpayers, Reduce Identity Theft and Refund Fraud
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today announced the introduction of two bipartisan bills designed to prevent identity theft and tax refund fraud, and to better protect American taxpayers. The bills, the Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Prevention Act, S. 3157, and the Taxpayer Protection Act of 2016, S. 3156, were each approved […]
Hatch Calls on Senate to Support Historic Opioid Legislation
In Speech on Senate Floor, Utah Senator Says, “All of us, Republicans and Democrats, now have a tremendous opportunity to give vital assistance to many Americans in need, and to do so with, hopefully, an almost unanimous voice. These days, we don’t often get to do that around here. We should not let partisan politics […]
Hatch Statement at Finance Hearing on the Stark Law
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a hearing to examine ways to improve and reform the Stark Law: As members of the Senate Finance Committee, we have a wide range of duties. In addition to drafting laws and overseeing their enforcement and implementation, we are […]
House-Senate Opioid Conference Report Finalized
WASHINGTON, DC – After yesterday’s meeting of House and Senate opioid conferees, bicameral leaders announced last night that a conference report has been filed. The conference report is expected to be on the House floor on Friday. Legislative text is available here. To view a copy of the Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee of […]
Hatch to Hold Finance Hearing on MACRA
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) will convene a hearing on Wednesday, July 13, to examine the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). The hearing, titled “Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015: Ensuring Successful Implementation of Physician Payment Reforms,” will take place […]
Hatch Statement at CARA Conference Meeting
WASHINGTON – Today, during the Senate and House conference committee meeting on S. 524, the bipartisan Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA), Senate Finance Committee Chairman and conferee Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) delivered the following statement: I am glad to see that Senate and House are coming together to tackle the very important issue of opioid […]
Hatch to Hold Finance Hearing on Stark Law
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) will convene a hearing on Tuesday, July 12, to examine ways to improve and reform the Stark Law. The hearing, titled “Examining the Stark Law: Current Issues and Opportunities,” will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. “The Stark […]
Hatch Releases White Paper Discussing Suggestions to Improve Stark Law
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today released a white paper examining potential reforms to the law governing Medicare physicians’ referrals aimed at removing barriers that prevent hospitals, doctors, and other health care providers from moving to alternative, more cost-effective, payment models. Titled, “Why Stark, Why Now? Suggestions to Improve the Stark […]
Hatch: Puerto Rico Bill Only Immediate Option to Help Territory
WASHINGTON – In a speech today on the Senate floor, Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) said that, given the lack of other options, the Senate should act in the best interest of Puerto Rico and support the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA). “I have made clear all along that my main objective […]