Washington, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) announced a subcommittee hearing on policies to improve patient access to care and support providers.

“Our health care sector continues to find new innovative treatments—yet seniors on Medicare can be left without access to the best care. Further, Congress must continue working on proposals that ensure Medicare beneficiaries can receive physician care and laboratory testing services where they live,” said Chairs Rodgers and Guthrie. “This markup takes the next step toward delivering solutions, and we thank our Members for leading on policies that will help seniors lead longer, healthier lives.” 

WHAT: A Subcommittee on Health markup of 21 legislative proposals.

DATE: Wednesday, November 15, 2023

TIME: 10:00 AM EDT

LOCATION: 2123 Rayburn House Office Building 

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.

Legislative proposals to be considered: 

• H.R. 5372, Expanding Seniors’ Access to Lower Cost Medicines Act of 2023 (Reps. Joyce and Peters) 
• H.R. 2880, Protecting Patients Against PBM Abuses Act (Reps. Carter and Blunt Rochester) 
• H.R. 5393, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure fair assessment of pharmacy performance and quality under Medicare part D, and for other purposes (Reps. Griffith and Carter) 
• H.R. 5385, Medicare PBM Accountability Act (Reps. Landsman and Harshbarger) 
• H.R. 5386, Cutting Copays Act (Reps. McGarvey and Bilirakis) 
• H.R. 4881, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit cost sharing for drugs under the Medicare program. (Reps. Malliotakis and Wenstrup)
• H.R. 5389, National Coverage Determination Transparency Act (Reps. Guthrie and Kelly) 
• H.R. 133, Mandating Exclusive Review of Individual Treatments (MERIT) Act (Reps. Buchanan and Barragan) 
• H.R. 5396, Coverage Determination Clarity Act of 2023 (Rep. Bucshon) 
• H.R. 5371, Choices for Increased Mobility Act of 2023 (Reps. Joyce and Phillips) 
• H.R. 5388, Supporting Innovation for Seniors Act (Reps. Balderson and Buchanan) 
• H.R. 5380, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase data transparency for supplemental benefits under Medicare Advantage (Rep. Sarbanes) 
• H.R. 3842, Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2023 (Reps. Schrier, Bilirakis, and Bucshon) 
• H.R. 5397, Joe Fiandra Access to Home Infusion Act of 2023 (Reps. Fitzpatrick, Dunn, and Soto) 
• H.R. 6366, 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 revise the phase-in of clinical laboratory test payment changes under such program (Rep. Hudson) 
• H.R. 6369, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend incentive payments for participation in eligible alternative payment models (Reps. Schrier and Dunn) 
• H.R. 5555, DMEPOS Relief Act of 2023 (Reps. Miller-Meeks and Tonko) 
• H.R. 6371, Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2023 (Reps. Murphy, Burgess, Kelly, Wenstrup, Buschon, Van Drew, Miller-Meeks, Harris, Babin, Joyce, Jackson, McCormick, Ferguson, Dunn, and Carter) 
• H.R. 6364, Medicare Telehealth Privacy Act of 2023 (Reps. Balderson, Dunn, Schweikert, Carey, and Johnson) 
• H.R. 1352, Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2023 (Rep. Hudson) 
• H.R. 1691, Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2023 (Reps. Wenstrup, Bilirakis, Cardenas, Guthrie, and Eshoo)