Washington, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) today announced a Health subcommittee hearing titled “Health Care Spending in the United States: Unsustainable for Patients, Employers, and Taxpayers." 

“Patients, employers, and taxpayers are feeling the brunt of high health care costs as the United States spends more on care as a percentage of our economy than any other developed nation. The Committee has crafted and advanced bipartisan solutions in the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act to provide patients with price transparency and drive down the cost of care,” said Chairs Rodgers and Guthrie. “This hearing will give members a chance to further discuss what factors are causing cost increases for individuals, for the health care sector, and for federal health programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.” 

Subcommittee on Health hearing titled "Health Care Spending in the United States: Unsustainable for Patients, Employers, and Taxpayers."

WHAT: A subcommittee hearing to discuss the growing cost of health care in America.  

DATE: Wednesday, January 31, 2024    

TIME: 10:00 AM ET

LOCATION: 2123 Rayburn House Office Building    

WITNESSES: Witnesses will be announced and are by invitation only.  

This notice is at the direction of the Chair. The hearing will be open to the public and press and will be live streamed online at https://energycommerce.house.gov/. If you have any questions concerning the hearing, please contact Emma Schultheis with the Committee staff at Emma.Schultheis@mail.house.gov. If you have any press-related questions, please contact Christopher Krepich at Christopher.Krepich@mail.house.gov.