Baucus Talks with Physicians about Medicare Payment System
Albert Einstein once said, “A great thought begins by seeing something differently, with a shift of the mind’s eye.” Today, we hold our third roundtable on Medicare physician payments. We have heard from former CMS administrators and from private payers. Now we are here to see things through the eyes of those who receive the […]
Baucus Looks to Tax Reform to Help Boost Economic Opportunity for Young Americans
Washington, DC – In a Senate Finance Committee hearing today, Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) said tax reform should boost economic opportunity and help secure the American Dream for young people and future generations. The goal, Baucus said, should be to ensure every American child has a fair shot at a rich and full life. “Americans […]
Sens. Baucus, Carper, McCaskill Call for Additional Oversight After the HHS Inspector General Examines Potential Conflicts of Interest Among Medicare Contractors
WASHINGTON – Today, Sens. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), and Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) highlighted the results of a recent report that examines how Medicare officials’ address potential conflicts of interests among the private-sector contractors that perform most of the payment, administration and oversight functions of Medicare. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services […]
Baucus Says Tax Reform Can Open Doors of Economic Opportunity for Future Generations
President Truman once said, “All of us want our children to have a better life than we had, and it should be the constant aim of each generation to make things better for the next.” As a father, I know how concerned parents can be about their children’s future. Americans just want their children to […]
Statement Regarding the Russian Duma’s Vote on Agreement to Join the WTO
MEMORANDUM To: Reporters and Editors From: The Communications Office of Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) Re: Statement Regarding the Russian Duma’s Vote on Agreement to Join the WTO Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) released the following statement today regarding the news that Russia’s lower house […]
Baucus Comment Regarding President Obama’s Call for an Extension of Middle-class Tax Cuts
MEMORANDUM To: Reporters and EditorsFrom: The Communications Office of Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.)Re: Statement Regarding President Obama’s Call for an Extension of Middle-class Tax Cuts Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) released the following statement today regarding the President’s call for an extension of tax cuts for middle-class families. From Chairman Baucus: […]
Baucus Applauds Committee Approval of Treasury, Trade Nominees
Washington, DC – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today led the Finance Committee’s decision to favorably report three nominees: Mark Mazur to be Assistant Treasury Secretary for Tax Policy; Matthew Rutherford to be Assistant Treasury Secretary for Financial Markets; and Meredith Broadbent to be a Commissioner of the International Trade Commission (ITC). During […]
The Affordable Care Act: More than $800 Billion in Tax Cuts
The Affordable Care Act provides individuals, middle-class families, and small businesses with hundreds of billions of dollars in tax cuts to help make health care more affordable. In addition, the law reduces the deficit by more than a trillion dollars in the coming decades. A table showing the full list of tax cuts in the […]
Baucus Helps Lead Passage of Job-Creating Highway, Student Loan Bill
Washington, DC – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today helped lead the Senate to pass the federal highway bill, which makes critical infrastructure investments across the country and supports or creates more than a million jobs. The bipartisan legislative package also includes important provisions to prevent the increase of student loan rates and […]
Baucus Comment on Supreme Court Affordable Care Act Ruling
MEMORANDUM To: Reporters and EditorsFrom: The Communications Office of Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) Re: Baucus Comment on Supreme Court Affordable Care Act Ruling Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) commented on the Supreme Court’s decision on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. From Chairman Baucus: “This is a win for millions of American […]