Hearing on "Examining Legislative Proposals to Reform Medicare Provider Payment and Bolster Health Care Cybersecurity"

The Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. (ET) in 1334 Longworth House Office Building. The hearing is entitled "Examining Legislative Proposals to Reform Medicare Provider Payment and Bolster Health Care Cybersecurity."

Key Documents

Opening Statement of Full Committee Ranking Member Pallone as prepared for delivery

Opening Statement of Member Fletcher as prepared for delivery

Livestream

Witnesses

Greg Garcia

Executive Director for Cybersecurity

Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council (HSCC)

Testimony

Anthony Pudlo, PharmD, MBA, MS

Chief Executive Officer

Tennessee Pharmacists Association (TPA);

Testimony
 

Murad Alam, MD, MSCI, MBA, FAAD

President

American Academy of Dermatology Association (AADA)

Testimony

Rebecca Andrews, MS, MD, MACP

Immediate Past Chair, Board of Regents (2026 – 2027)

American College of Physicians (ACP)

Testimony

Eilean Attwood, MD, MPH

Immediate Past Chair of the Committee on Health Economics and Coding 

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)

Testimony

Gabi Conecker, MPH

Co-Founder and Executive Director

Decoding Developmental Epilepsies

Testimony

Legislation

• H.R. 9693, the Patients First Act of 2026
• H.R. 8163, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026
• H.R. 8622, the Medicare Physician Data-driven Performance Payment System Act of 2026
• H.R. 7863, the Promoting Fairness for Medicare Providers Act of 2026
• H.R. 4331, the Access to Claims Data Act
• H.R. 5737, the Radiology Outpatient Ordering Transmission (ROOT) Act
• H.R. ___, the [Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2026]  
• H.R. 9908,the Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act
• H.R. 3164, the Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act
• H.R. 1521, the Dental and Optometric Care (DOC) Access Act of 2025
• H.R. 6130, the ASAP Act
• H.R. 1189, the National Plan for Epilepsy Act
• H.R. 1254, the Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act
• H.R. 7905, the Diabetes Foot Health Access and Modernization Act of 2026
• H.R. 1616, the Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act
• H.R. 6214, the Kidney Care Access Protection Act
• H.R. 8319, the KIDNEY Remote Monitoring Act