Wyden and Pallone Urge CMS to Ensure All States Come into Full Compliance with Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility Requirements
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) wrote to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure today to urge the agency to require states to commit to a concrete plan for coming into full compliance with Medicaid […]
Wyden Exposes Private Placement Life Insurance as a Tax Shelter for the Ultra-Wealthy Holding at Least $40 Billion
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the results of an 18-month investigation into the use of private placement life insurance (PPLI) as a “buy, borrow, die” tax shelter for the ultra-wealthy. The investigation, the first of its kind into PPLI, found that the domestic PPLI industry is now a […]
Wyden Statement on Social Security Proposed Rule to Reduce Overpayments
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement today after the Social Security Administration (SSA) released a proposed rule to implement electronic wage reporting to help the agency improve the accuracy of payments and reduce reporting requirements for disability beneficiaries: “If you’re an American living on a fixed income, struggling to balance the […]
Wyden Welcomes First Step in Implementation of Organ Transplant Law
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today applauded the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for issuing new requests for proposals this week aimed at reforming the organ transplant system. The requests for proposals are a first step of the implementation of Wyden’s Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network […]
Wyden Urges President Biden to Remove Social Security Watchdog
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., this week urged President Biden to remove Gail Ennis as Inspector General of the Social Security Administration (OIG). Wyden’s call for Ennis’ removal follows a multi-year investigation into allegations of a hostile work environment for whistleblowers, abysmal staff morale, and Ennis’ failure to take full […]
Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on AI in Health Care
This morning the Finance Committee meets to discuss the use of artificial intelligence or AI systems in health care, with a focus on how this technology is being used in federal health programs like Medicare and Medicaid. There’s no doubt that some of this technology is already making our health care system more efficient. But […]
Wyden, Crapo Release Framework of Unemployment Insurance Program Improvements
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, today released a bipartisan framework of legislation that would make key improvements to the nation’s unemployment insurance system. Those improvements would focus on program administration and integrity to combat fraud and improve access to benefits for eligible workers. “During […]
Wyden Letter Questions Harlan Crow’s Pleasure Yacht Tax Deductions
Washington, D.C. – Continuing his work investigating the tax practices of ultra-high net worth individuals, Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., sent a letter today to an attorney representing billionaire Republican donor Harlan Crow seeking records related to the registration, use and tax treatment of Crow’s superyacht, the Michaela Rose. Months of investigation by […]
Wyden Announces Finance Committee Hearing on AI in Health Care
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a hearing on Thursday, February 8, 2024, to hear testimony on “Artificial Intelligence and Health Care: Promise and Pitfalls.” The hearing will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The following witnesses at Thursday’s hearing will be: […]
Wyden Statement on Clarence Thomas’s Forgiven Quarter-Million Dollar RV Loan
Watch a video of Wyden’s Senate Floor remarks here As Prepared for Delivery I come to the floor today to talk about something every American wants from their public officials: transparency and accountability. Unfortunately, after repeated attempts, Congress has not received transparency or accountability from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas recently, and it is feeding […]