Wyden Statement on Republican Tax Plans and Cuts to Medicaid and Food Assistance
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on a new report indicating that Trump and Republicans are planning to make deep cuts to Medicaid and food assistance to pay for tax breaks for the wealthy: “You couldn’t come up with a better distillation of the real Trump […]
Wyden Statement on Trump CMS Administrator Announcement
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Dr. Mehmet Oz to be the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). “This is one of the most consequential positions in American government, touching millions of seniors and families […]
Wyden Statement on Trump HHS Secretary Nomination Announcement
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was announced as Donald Trump’s pick to be nominated for Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary. “Trump’s health agenda isn’t a secret: worse health care at a higher cost for American families,” Wyden said. “Trump and […]
Wyden Hearing Statement on TIGTA Nomination
The Finance Committee meets this morning to discuss the nomination of David Johnson to serve as Inspector General for Tax Administration. First, on Mr. Johnson’s background. This is a non-partisan, down-the-middle nominee for a position that requires exactly that type of individual. Mr. Johnson currently serves as the Assistant Inspector General for Investigations at the […]
Democratic Health Leaders Warn Medicare Advantage is Falling Short for Seniors, Americans with Disabilities
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal, D-Mass., and House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., today warned that Medicare Advantage (MA), an optional, private insurance alternative to traditional Medicare, is failing to live up to the standards […]
Wyden, Raskin Call for Department of Justice to Appoint a Special Counsel to Investigate Jared Kushner for Acting as an Unregistered Foreign Agent
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-M.D.) called today on Attorney General Merrick Garland to appoint a special counsel to investigate possible violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) by Jared Kushner, son-in-law and former senior White House advisor […]
Wyden Hails Biden-Harris Action to Expand Access to Contraception
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today hailed the announcement of a proposed rule from the Biden-Harris administration that would expand access and lower costs for contraception for Americans with private health insurance. “As Trump and his radical Republican allies restrict women’s reproductive health care, today’s action by the Biden-Harris administration […]
Wyden Urges CMS to Expand the Addiction Medicine Workforce for Patients Enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to use forthcoming guidance from the agency as an opportunity to expand the addiction medicine workforce that services Americans covered by Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). “I have heard from many providers and […]
Wyden Demands Copies of Independent Audit Reports, Answers from UnitedHealth on Change Healthcare Cyberattack
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., sought more details from UnitedHealth Group (UHG) CEO Andrew Witty on a major cyberattack that imperiled the American health care system earlier this year and caused severe disruption to patients, doctors and hospitals across the country in a letter sent to the company. “I write […]
Wyden Demands Pfizer’s Compliance with Committee’s Pharma Tax Investigation
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., sent a letter late last week demanding Pfizer’s compliance with the Finance Committee’s long-running investigation into the means by which large pharmaceutical companies use offshore tax havens to avoid paying taxes. One of six Big Pharma companies whose tax records the committee has sought in […]