Hearing on "Lowering Unaffordable Costs: Legislative Solutions to Increase Transparency and Competition in Health Care"

The Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 10 a.m. in the John D. Dingell Hearing Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, "Lowering Unaffordable Costs: Legislative Solutions to Increase Transparency and Competition in Health Care."

Key Documents 

Opening Statement of Ranking Member Pallone as prepared for delivery

Opening Statement of Subcommittee Ranking Member Eshoo as prepared for delivery

Livestream

Legislation

H.R. 1613, the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2023

H.R. 2665, the Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act

H.R. 2666,the Medicaid VBPs for Patients Act

H.R. 2691, the Transparent PRICE Act

H.R. 2679, the PBM Accountability Act

H.R. 977,the Patient Access to High Quality Health Care Act of 2023

H.R.___, To establish patient protections with respect to highly rebated drugs

H.R.___, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase price transparency of diagnostic laboratory tests

H.R.___, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to increase transparency of certain health-related ownership information

H.R.___, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to promote transparency of common ownership interests under Parts C and D of the Medicare Program

H.R.___, To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider, within the annual rulemaking process, the effect of regulatory changes to certain Medicare payment systems on provider and payer consolidation, and for other purposes

H.R.___, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department services furnished off-campus

H.R.___, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require payment for all hospital-owned physician offices located off-campus be paid in accordance with the applicable payment system for the items and services furnished

H.R.___,To amend XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for site neutral payments under the Medicare program for certain services furnished in ambulatory settings

H.R.___, To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to require each outpatient department of a provider to include a unique identification number on claims for services, and to require hospitals with an outpatient department of a provider to submit to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services an attestation with respect to each outpatient department

H.R.___, To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program

H.R.___, To phase out certain services designated as inpatient-only services under the Medicare program

Witnesses

Panel I:

Hon. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
Administrator
U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Testimony

Panel II:

Ashley Thompson
Senior Vice President, Public Policy Analysis and Development
American Hospital Association

Testimony

Kristin Bass
Chief Policy and External Affairs Officer
Pharmaceutical Care Management Association

Testimony

Brian Connell
Executive Director, Federal Affairs
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

Testimony

Sean Cavanaugh
Chief Policy Officer
Aledade Inc.

Testimony

Ilyse Schuman
Senior Vice President of Health Policy
American Benefits Council

Testimony

Loren Adler
Associate Director, USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy
Brookings Institution

Testimony