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 […]
Wyden asks DOJ to Investigate Medicaid Fraud by Youth Residential Treatment Facilities and Potential Civil Rights Violations by States
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today asked the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate whether four major youth residential treatment facilities (RTFs) are committing Medicaid fraud by failing to provide needed care that they are required to provide to Medicaid beneficiaries. Wyden also asked that the DOJ investigate whether […]
Wyden Announces Virginia Lenahan as Finance Committee Chief International Trade Counsel
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today announced Virginia Lenahan as the Chief International Trade Counsel on the Senate Finance Committee majority staff. Lenahan currently serves as Senior International Trade Counsel for the Committee. “As a proud native of Scranton, Pennsylvania, Virginia knows first-hand how international trade can impact the livelihoods […]
Wyden and Brown Urge FTC to Investigate Emerging Anti-Competitive Practices by PBMs
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Finance Committee Member Senator Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, today urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to expand its work into additional anti-competitive practices by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) that the industry may be using to put up barriers to competition and take in larger revenues. […]
Wyden and Hassan Lead Introduction of Legislation to Stop Labor and Delivery Unit Closures in Rural and Underserved Communities
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senator Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and 16 Senate Democrats today introduced legislation to address a rising trend of rural hospitals and hospitals in underserved areas closing their labor and delivery units with significant consequences for expectant parents, families, and their local communities. “Too many rural communities […]
Wyden and Pallone Applaud CMS for Ensuring 38 Million Children in Medicaid Receive Full Benefits
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr., D-N.J., released the following statement today applauding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for taking action to ensure states and Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) provide nearly half of America’s children and […]
Wyden Statement on Progress Confirming U.S. Tax Court Nominations
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the Senate’s recent progress confirming nominations for the U.S. Tax Court: “In the last few days and weeks, the Senate has made tremendous progress filling vacancies on the U.S. tax court with highly qualified nominees. When Cathy Fung’s nomination […]
Wyden, Pallone on CMS Actions to Ensure Compliance with Medicaid Eligibility Determinations
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr., D-N.J., released the following joint statement today on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) actions to ensure states are complying with federal Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) regulations regarding eligibility […]
Wyden and Warner Introduce Bill to Set Strong Cybersecurity Standards for American Health Care System
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Mark Warner, D-Va., today announced legislation to improve cybersecurity in the American health care system amid a wave of increased cyberattacks that are breaching Americans’ privacy and causing major disruptions to care across the country. “Megacorporations like UnitedHealth are flunking Cybersecurity 101, and […]