Republicans Call on Administration to Halt Harmful Opioid Rule
Pending CMS Rule Would Reverse Course on Curbing Prescription Drug Abuse WASHINGTON – Today, a bicameral group of 23 Republican lawmakers sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget, calling on the Administration to pull a pending rule that would reverse course on curbing opioid drug abuse. Under the 2012 proposed rule, innovations […]
Hatch: As Obamacare Continues to Unravel, Patients and Taxpayers Suffer
WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) outlined ongoing challenges with the President’s signature domestic policy, Obamacare, saying the law, “failed to make healthcare more affordable.” November 1 marks the beginning of the 2016 open enrollment period for Obamacare’s federal health insurance exchanges. The Obama […]
Hatch Presses Agencies for Answers on Employee Bonuses for Union Workers
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today sent letters to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and the Social Security Administration (SSA) asking for information on how the three agencies determine financial awards for employees who spend half or more of their work time on behalf […]
Hatch Statement on Failed Obamacare Co-Op in Utah
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) issued the following statement today after the Obamacare co-op in his home state of Utah, Arches Health Plan, became the tenth nonprofit health insurance issuer under the President’s health law to fail: “The failure of Utah’s co-op is a direct consequence of Obamacare’s inability to put […]
Hatch, Upton Press CMS On Jump In Costs of Newly-Eligible Adults in Medicaid
Leaders Concerned with CMS Oversight as Federal Government Footing Bill for Most of Newly Eligible Costs – Costs Estimated at $430 Billion through 2023 WASHINGTON, DC – House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) today wrote to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) […]
Republican Oversight Leaders Question CMS on Fraud Prevention System
Agency Updating System Used to Identify Improper Payments WASHINGTON – Today, Republican oversight leaders in the Senate and House sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt asking for information on the agency’s plans to update its Fraud Prevention System (FPS), a program that uses predictive analytics and […]
Hatch Statement at Finance Hearing Examining the IRS’s Response to Bipartisan Committee Report
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a Committee hearing to examine the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) response to the Committee’s bipartisan report that detailed their investigation into the IRS’s treatment of organizations applying for tax-exempt status: In May 2013, the Treasury Inspector General for […]
Hatch Asks CBO to Confirm Treasury Department’s Projections as Debt Deadline Nears
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today requested in a letter to Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Keith Hall that the nonpartisan agency verify the Treasury Department’s projections of daily cash flows as the deadline for the debt ceiling nears. “Unfortunately, the Department of the Treasury will not provide daily updates to […]
Hatch: Administration Should Work with Congress on Fiscal Future as Debt Deadline Nears
WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) outlined concerns regarding the nation’s more than $18 trillion debt and called on the Obama Administration to work with Congress to find a responsible path forward to ensure the nation does not default. “As we contemplate another debt […]
Hatch, Wyden, Ryan, Levin Joint Statement on ITC Report Detailing India’s Trade Practices
WASHINGTON – Today,Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) along with House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-Mich.) issued the following joint statement regarding the International Trade Commission’s (ITC) investigation into India’s policies that discriminate against U.S. trade and investment: “The […]