Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on Youth Mental Health Care
On behalf of Senator Crapo and myself, it’s our hope that this morning’s hearing on the state of mental health for our youth serves as a wake up call. Millions of young Americans are struggling under a mental health epidemic. Struggling in school. Struggling with addiction or isolation. Struggling to make it from one day […]
Finance Committee Announces Next Steps on Mental Health Effort
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) today outlined the committee’s next steps as it continues to work to address the shortfalls in America’s mental health care system. “With today’s hearing, the Finance Committee is ramping up our legislative efforts as a group. Several of our members have graciously agreed to partner […]
IRS Plans to Transition Away from ID.me Facial Recognition
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement after the Treasury Department informed his office it is in the process of transitioning away from using the private facial recognition service ID.me to verify IRS.gov accounts: “The Treasury Department has made the smart decision to direct the IRS to […]
Wyden Calls on IRS To End Use of Facial Recognition For Online Accounts
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., called on the Internal Revenue Service to end the use of facial recognition software for users to access their tax information on IRS.gov, he wrote in a letter to Commissioner Charles Rettig today. “The IRS does not use facial recognition for tax filing or to […]
Wyden Asks Califf for Details on Accelerated Approval Policy
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today asked Robert Califf, nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for details on how he would implement and enforce accelerated approvals for prescription drugs if he is confirmed by the Senate. “Some companies have taken advantage of the Accelerated Approval Pathway, falling […]
Finance Committee Leaders Wyden and Crapo: Biden Administration Must Fight Back Against Discriminatory Digital Trade Policies
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, today called on the Biden Administration to work with the European Union to address the discriminatory aspects of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Digital Services Act (DSA), which focus regulations on a handful of American companies while failing […]
Finance Committee to Host Surgeon General to Discuss Youth Mental Health Care
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a hearing on Tuesday, February 8th, to discuss challenges facing young people and families related to youth mental health care. The committee’s sole witness will be U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy. The hearing, titled “Protecting Youth Mental Health: Part I – An Advisory […]
Bicameral Health Leaders Applaud Biden Administration’s Proposed ACA Marketplace Rule for 2023
Washington, D.C. – Bicameral Democratic Health Committee Chairs wrote to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure today to express their strong support for the Biden Administration’s policies included in the proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2023 (Proposed NBPP), which […]
Wyden and Crapo: U.S. Must Use Trade Tools To Fight Back Against Censorship and Digital Authoritarianism by China, Russia and Other Foreign Nations
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, today called for the United States to use its trade tools to fight back against censorship and digital authoritarianism in China, Russia and other countries, in response to a new report by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that […]
Wyden Highlights New Report from Biden Administration on Mental Health Parity
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today commended a new report from the Biden administration which highlights enforcement efforts and ongoing improvements to the mental health parity law to ensure health insurance plans are in compliance with the law’s requirements. “For more than a decade, the laws on the books have […]