Hatch, Upton, and Burr Seek Ideas from Governors on Patient CARE Act
WASHINGTON, DC – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), and Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) today sent a letter to the nation’s governors seeking feedback on their recently released Patient Choice, Affordability, Responsibility, and Empowerment (CARE) Act. The Patient CARE Act is a patient-focused legislative blueprint that […]
Hatch Presses CMS and IRS on Readiness for Filing Season
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today sent a letter to the Administration questioning their ability to properly implement certain ObamaCare provisions for the ongoing tax filing season. On Friday, the Administration revealed that 800,000 individuals who had purchased insurance on the federal exchange were provided incorrect tax information regarding plan premiums. […]
Hatch, Johnson, Ryan, Introduce Bill to Prevent “Double Dipping” in Disability Benefits
WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) introduced, “The Social Security Disability Insurance and Unemployment Benefits Double Dip Elimination Act of 2015” in both the Senate and House. The legislation would prevent people from receiving both Social Security disability benefits and […]
Hatch on Senate Floor: Patient CARE Act a Better Approach than Obamacare
WASHINGTON – In a speech today on the Senate floor, Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) highlighted the Patient CARE Act, a plan authored by Hatch, Senator Richard Burr (R-N.C.), and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) that repeals and replaces the health care law with patient-centered reforms. “At virtually every step, […]
Senate, House Committee Leaders Push to Preserve IP Standards, Market Access for Products Around the Globe
WASHINGTON – Today, leaders on the international trade and judicial committees in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives called on the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Francis Gurry, to ensure all WIPO members have an equal voice in amending the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin. […]
Finance Republicans Ask Administration for King v. Burwell Contingency Plans
WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), along with all Finance Committee Republicans, sent a letter to administration officials asking their contingency plan in regards to the King v. Burwell case pending before the Supreme Court. The signed letter can be found here and text is below: February 9, 2015 The […]
Hatch Statement at Finance Markup of Miscellaneous Tax Bills
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a committee markup of 17 miscellaneous tax bills: I want to welcome members of the committee to this Executive Business Meeting on various pieces of tax legislation. This markup is in many ways a continuation of […]
Hatch Statement at Finance Hearing on Lessons from the Tax Reform Act of 1986
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a committee hearing examining the lessons from the Tax Reform Act of 1986: The committee will come to order. Today’s hearing is about the need for tax reform and what lessons we can learn from the Tax […]
Hatch Calls for Bipartisan Approach to Shore Up SSDI Trust Fund
WASHINGTON – In a speech today on the Senate floor, Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) urged Congress and the Administration to work together and take bipartisan action to address the financial imbalance with the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) trust fund. The SSDI trust fund is expected to be exhausted in late 2016, meaning […]
GAO Report: CMS On Track to Transition to Next Health Code Phase
WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report gives them confidence that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is adequately preparing to implement the tenth revision to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) on October 1, 2015. […]