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House and Senate Leaders Continue Effort to Protect Medicaid from Fraud and Abuse

Hatch, Upton & Pitts Request Explanation for CMS’ Medicaid Coverage of Housing-Related Services – Given Current Challenges with Medicaid Program, Services Could be Especially Vulnerable to AbuseWASHINGTON, DC – House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Health Subcommittee Chairman Joseph Pitts (R-PA), and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) today sent a […]

Hatch, Upton & Pitts Request HHS Watchdog Confirm Medicaid Has Stopped Paying for Dead Beneficiaries & Doctors

House and Senate leaders: In May 2015, Nonpartisan GAO discovered Medicaid programs in four states were paying nearly $10 million for 200 deceased individuals WASHINGTON, DC – House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Energy and Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee Chairman Joseph Pitts (R-PA), and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) today […]

Chronic Care Working Group Releases Comments on Options Paper

Finance Committee Moves Ahead on Effort to Improve Medicare for Seniors with Chronic Conditions WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., along with Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Mark Warner, D-Va., co-chairs of the Finance Committee Chronic Care Working Group, released submissions responding to the working group’s […]

Trans-Pacific Partnership: The Rigorous Review Continues

 While the Obama administration has formally signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement, it does not mean a vote on the 12 nation trade pact is imminent or that Congress’s oversight responsibilities are at an end. In many ways, it is just beginning. And thanks to bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), Congress and the American people […]

Hatch, Paulsen Introduce Bill to Enhance HSAs, FSAs

Bicameral Legislation Aims to Ease the Burden of Rising Health Care Costs for American Workers, Retirees WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and House Ways and Means Committee member, Congressman Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.) today introduced the Health Savings Act of 2016, legislation to simplify and expand Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Flexible Spending […]

Hatch Statement at Finance Nominations Hearing

WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a hearing considering a number of pending nominations for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the U.S. Tax Court:       Today we will consider the nominations of four individuals selected by […]

Hatch Announces Finance Hearings on Administration’s Budget with Top Officials

WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today announced he will convene three hearings next week to examine the administration’s budget request for the Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).  “From their wallets to the doctor’s office, these tax and health agencies impact […]

Hatch Says Administration Signing TPP Just the Beginning

In Speech on Senate Floor, Utah Republican Says “While there is a signing ceremony in New Zealand today, that is not the end of the process for the TPP in the United States. In fact, in many ways, we are really just beginning.  In the coming months, we’ll have ample opportunity to debate the merits […]

Hatch to Hold Nominations Hearing

WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) will convene a hearing on Thursday, February 4, to consider a number of pending nominations.  The hearing will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The following nominees are scheduled to testify:  Mary Katherine Wakefield, of North Dakota, to be […]