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 legislative subcommittee hearing titled “What’s the Prognosis?: Examining Medicare Proposals to Improve Patient Access to Care & Minimize Red Tape for Doctors.”

“As we look to modernize and strengthen Medicare for seniors, it’s critical that we examine the way health care providers are paid by Medicare to maintain accountability for providers, eliminate red tape, and preserve the program for future generations. We look forward to considering the legislation at this hearing to determine the best pathway forward toward a system that rewards health care providers that deliver high quality care to patients,” said Chairs Rodgers and Guthrie.

Subcommittee on Health hearing titled “What’s the Prognosis?: Examining Medicare Proposals to Improve Patient Access to Care & Minimize Red Tape for Doctors.”

WHAT: A legislative hearing to discuss fine-tuning Medicare payment to best serve seniors and strengthen the program.

DATE: Thursday, October 19, 2023

TIME: 10:00 AM

LOCATION: 2123 Rayburn House Office Building

WITNESSES:

• Panel I: 
• Dr. Meena Seshamani, MD, PhD, Director, Center for Medicare, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 
• Ms. Leslie Gordon, Director, Health Care, GAO
• Mr. Paul Masi, Executive Director, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission 
• Panel II:
• Witnesses will be announced and are by invitation only.

LEGISLATION TO BE DISCUSSED: 

• H.R.___, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the work geographic index for physician payments under the Medicare program
• H.R.___, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the work geographic index for physician payments under the Medicare program and to improve the accuracy of geographic adjustment factors under such program
• H.R. 2377, the Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act (Reps. Hudson and Peters)
• H.R.___, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise the phase-in of clinical laboratory test payment changes under the Medicare program
• H.R.___, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend incentive payments for participation in eligible alternative payment models (Rep. Dunn) 
• H.R.___, the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2023 (Reps. Kelly, DelBene, Bucshon, and Bera)
• H.R. 1352, the Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2023 (Rep. Hudson)
• H.R.___, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2023
• H.R. 5526, the Seniors’ Access to Critical Medications Act of 2023 (Reps. Harshbarger, Wasserman Schultz, and Davis)
• H.R. 1406, the Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home Act (Reps. Joyce and Peters)
• H.R. 2583, the Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2023 (Rep. Blunt Rochester)
• H.R. ___, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt certain practitioners from MIPS payment adjustments under the Medicare program based on participation in certain payment arrangements under Medicare Advantage (Reps. Miller-Meeks and Burgess)
• H.R. 4402, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify manufacturer transparency reporting requirements for certain transfers used for educational purposes (Rep. Burgess)
• H.R. 3674, the Providing Relief and Stability for Medicare Patients Act of 2023 (Reps. Bilirakis and Cardenas)
• H.R.___, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise certain physician self-referral exemptions relating to physician-owned hospitals (Rep. Burgess)
• H.R.___, the Fewer Burdens for Better Care Act of 2023 (Reps. Moore and Bilirakis)
• H.R. 5395, the SURS Extension Act (Reps. Stansbury and Burgess)
• H.R.___, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to promote provider choice using real time benefit information (Rep. Arrington)
• H.R. 5555, the DMEPOS Relief Act of 2023 (Reps. Miller-Meeks and Tonko)
• H.R. 4104, the Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act (Reps. Buchanan and Dingell)
• H.R. 4878, the EMPOWER Act (Reps. Lesko and Kuster)
• H.R.___, the Telehealth Privacy Act of 2023 (Reps. Balderson, Dunn, and Schweikert)
• H.R.___, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow for the use of alternative measures of performance under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System under the Medicare program (Rep. Bucshon)

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 Jolie Brochin with the Committee staff at Jolie.Brochin@mail.house.gov. If you have any press-related questions, please contact Christopher Krepich at Christopher.Krepich@mail.house.gov.