The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) must hold those responsible for the Change Healthcare ransomware attack and protect other industry stakeholders, say U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) and his colleagues. “The result of the breach has far-reaching implications Read more…
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) led 19 fellow Republicans in calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure support and protection for patients affected by a recent cyberattack on Change Healthcare. “I am extremely concerned Read more…
U.S. Reps. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) and Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) on Feb. 23 unveiled legislation that aims to give states the flexibility to invest in workforce development programs. “The best pathway out of poverty is a great job,” Rep. Smucker said. Read more…
U.S. Reps. Buddy Carter (R-GA) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA) helped lead 109 Republicans in demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rescind its recent final rule for National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5). The EPA’s Read more…
Bipartisan legislation offered on Feb. 7 by U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) would increase affordable housing for homeless students by improving the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC). The Housing for Homeless Students Act, H.R. 7278, which Rep. Wenstrup cosponsored alongside Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 7 voted 211-208 to pass a GOP bill that would ban federal health programs from using prices based on Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) measures to determine relevant thresholds for federal coverage, reimbursements, or Read more…
A bipartisan, bicameral resolution offered by U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) would support the contributions of Catholic schools in the United States and celebrate the 50th annual National Catholic Schools Week. “As a proud graduate of Catholic grade school, high Read more…
U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) on Jan. 30 joined 66 of his Republican colleagues in calling for the repeal of a final rule issued by the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) that aims to prevent digital discrimination of broadband internet access Read more…
Legislation introduced on Tuesday by U.S. Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), and Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) would clarify parameters for model testing and add accountability to model expansion under the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), which tests Read more…
The U.S. House Homeland Security Committee on Nov. 8 approved legislation offered by U.S. Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) to prohibit U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funds from flowing to American universities that host Chinese Communist Party-supported (CCP) Confucius Institutes Read more…
The nation’s security classification system would be streamlined and modernized under a bipartisan bill introduced on Oct. 17 by U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH). “Our classified information systems are critical to the nation’s security and secrets, and technology has helped Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, is leading all Select Subcommittee Republicans in an investigation of the University of Maryland’s recent directive mandating that students leave campus if they test positive for Read more…
U.S. Reps. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) and Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) on Sept. 20 introduced a bipartisan bill that would extend duty-free treatment to imports from Haiti under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act. The HELP Extension Act of 2023, H.R. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL), co-chair of the Digital Trade Caucus, joined a bipartisan group that included members of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee to disapprove of Canada’s decision to impose a digital services tax (DST) that they Read more…
Three Ohio Republicans are questioning the federal government’s plans to rename the state’s Wayne National Forest to the Buckeye National Forest and they want justifications for the proposed name change. U.S. Reps. Troy Balderson (R-OH), Bill Johnson (R-OH), and Brad Read more…
Possibly billions of federal taxpayer dollars intended to help Americans suffering the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic were stolen by organized criminal rings in foreign countries, says U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), who is spearheading a Select Subcommittee investigation into Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, on Aug. 10 requested the U.S. Department of Education provide documents related to the use of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) monies as the Read more…
U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL), Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), and Larry Bucshon (R-IN) on July 27 introduced a bipartisan bill that aims to take a collaborative approach to value-based health care in an effort to improve the quality of care and Read more…
To address the nation’s obesity epidemic, U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) and U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on July 20 offered a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would expand Medicare coverage of obesity treatment options. “As a physician, the prevalence of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) continued his efforts to determine whether potential political interference by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) impacted post-COVID-19 school reopening guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As chairman of the Read more…
Federal funding would be banned for specific research activities conducted by America’s foreign adversaries under legislation introduced on June 13 by U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH). “There is no legitimate medical or scientific reason the U.S. should fund dangerous gain-of-function Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) has introduced a bipartisan bill that would improve how the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) administers tariffs by giving U.S. companies at least 60 days warning before tariffs are imposed. “When tariffs are enacted, we should Read more…
Legislation led by U.S. Reps. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), Tony Gonzales (R-TX), and Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) would direct the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security to designate illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. “As a physician, a lawmaker, and an Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) on May 11 introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would reform the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), which subsidizes the purchase, construction, and rehabilitation of affordable rental housing for low- and moderate-income tenants. “Affordable housing is Read more…
U.S. Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV) on May 11 introduced GOP-led legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently increase the standard deduction. “As a member of the Ways and Means committee, it is my responsibility to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) on April 17 introduced bipartisan legislation that aims to improve the affordability and safety of student housing at America’s colleges and universities. “Congress must look at the root causes that drive the college affordability crisis, Read more…
Medication step therapy protocols would be improved under bipartisan legislation sponsored last week by U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH). Step therapy is a program that requires patients to try a lower cost prescription drug that treats a given condition before Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) on April 6 proposed bipartisan legislation that would make permanent the New Markets Tax Credit Extension (NMTC), which is set to expire on Dec. 31, 2025. “Over the years, the New Markets Tax Credit has Read more…
To ensure that United States military service members keep the full benefits they have earned, U.S. Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) recently proposed legislation that would exclude their basic needs allowance (BNA) from their gross income for tax purposes. “Taxing support Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) and U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) on March 29 each sponsored a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would prohibit smoking on the premises of a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health facility. “Those who served Read more…
A bipartisan bill led by U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) would ensure prompt coverage of breakthrough medical devices under the Medicare program in an effort to provide beneficiaries with faster access to those approved by the Food and Drug Administration Read more…
U.S. Reps. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) and Buddy Carter (R-GA) on March 17 offered a bipartisan bill that would protect patient access to ground ambulance services under part B of the Medicare program. “This bill delivers key reforms so that Americans, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) and U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) recently unveiled bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would expand the charitable deduction rules for Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs). “Veterans Service Organizations offer vital support and a sense of community to Read more…
Certain Ohio residents and businesses who receive disaster relief payments following the Feb. 3 East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment would be exempt from paying taxes on any compensation related to the derailment under legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. Bill Johnson Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) recently joined 20 of his Republican colleagues to offer legislation that would prevent the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from implementing any new reporting requirements for banks or other financial institutions that they think will infringe Read more…
A bipartisan bill sponsored on Feb. 10 by U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) would repeal the ban on new physician-owned hospitals under the Affordable Care Act. “Physicians understand more than anyone the importance of quality, efficient, and cost-effective patient care,” Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, on Feb. 13 formally launched a congressional investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and the United States government’s responses to it. “The American people Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) and U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Feb. 9 proposed a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would help Medicare beneficiaries access affordable outpatient care at ambulatory surgical centers. “As a surgeon, I understand how important it Read more…
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) joined 41 of their Republican colleagues in the Senate, in addition to almost 130 GOP members in the U.S. House of Representatives, in filing amicus briefs on Friday with the Supreme Read more…
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) on Jan. 31 sponsored bipartisan, bicameral legislation to prevent foreign entities from acquiring U.S. farmland and to ensure American farmers have a seat at the table when the federal government makes decisions impacting national security. Read more…
U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), and Michael Burgess (R-TX) recently introduced legislation that would prohibit the use of the quality-adjusted life year (QALY) in all federal programs — an expansion from the current prohibition that only Read more…
A bipartisan, bicameral resolution led by U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) would designate Jan. 22-28 as National School Choice Week. “From the rural poor to the inner cities, test scores are down even lower Read more…
More than a dozen Republicans this week joined U.S. Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV) to reintroduce legislation that would repeal a tax form requirement on third-party payment platforms authorized under the enacted American Rescue Plan of 2021. “I look forward to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) recently joined 47 of his House Republican colleagues in urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to extend the Title 42 immigration policy that they say helps protect national security. Title 42 is a policy Read more…
U.S. Reps. Michael Burgess (R-TX) and Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) have urged House leadership to find a solution to avert looming Medicare payment cuts to health care providers that are part of year-end legislation. Reps. Burgess and Wenstrup serve as co-chairs Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) introduced a bill this week to renew an important trade program with Haiti, a country experiencing a humanitarian crisis due to gang violence and political instability. The bill would extend the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) led 10 of his Republican colleagues in requesting that the U.S. House Budget Committee schedule a hearing as soon as possible on how to handle budget cuts to Medicare physician payments in a fiscally responsible Read more…
With an upcoming recession likely, there is new urgency to preserve the pro-growth policies contained in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), said U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) during an Oct. 26 U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Read more…
U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) helped lead U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Republicans in calling for improved cooperation with the United Kingdom on economic policies, including a free trade agreement (FTA). As ranking member on the U.S. House Ways Read more…
In a bold move to counteract the nation’s opioid crisis, illicit fentanyl would be designated as a weapon of mass destruction under a Republican bill led by U.S. Reps. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) and Tony Gonzales (R-TX). “Current policies to counter Read more…