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Former Representatie Henry Waxman (D-CA) spoke at a health care conference at American University’s Washington College of Law. He talked about his experience drafting legislation dictating t…

Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius testified on the implementation of the Healthcare.gov Web site. In her opening statement she said in she had launched an internal review of the fl…

Government contractors testified on their role in building the various components of Affordable Care Act’s online health insurance exchanges, and Healthcare.gov’s subsequent user technical d…

Gary Cohen testified on the readiness of health care exchanges required by the law to be set up by October 1, 2013. He was director of the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Overs…

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner testified on implementation of the online insurance exchanges as required in health care law.

Witnesses testified about implementation of the Affordable Care Act and on proposals to reform the Medicaid program. They focused on expansion of Medicaid by states, costs of expansion, and …

Gary Cohen testified about the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight’s progress in building the state health insurance exchanges as called for in the health care law. He to…

Federal officials testified on their efforts to help states with the process of setting up health care insurance exchanges mandated by the Affordable Care Act (the health care law). Health s…

The House passed the Senate version of health care legislation by a vote of 219 to 212. The House passed both the Senate health care legislation and the reconciliation bill. The reconciliati…

Governors testified about their experiences complying with the health care law’s mandates, particularly the burdens imposed by requirements to maintain Medicaid eligibility in return for fed…

Representative Henry Waxman, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, talked about the Republican agenda on climate change and the environment. He urged President Obama to …

The House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee held a hearing on Republican efforts to repeal 2010 health care legislation. Patients who would benefit from the new law talked about the l…

Representative Henry Waxman talked about Democratic Party plans to address Republican efforts to repeal the health care overhaul legislation. He also discussed Medicaid, Environmental Protec…

Glenn Hackbarth testified on the findings of a report submitted by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) to Congress on June 15, 2010. Testimony focused on the impact of new heal…

Democratic leaders spoke to reporters and answered questions following passage of health care and education reconciliation legislation.

The House took up the Senate changes to the Health Care Reconciliation bill, and voted to approve the measure by 220 to 207.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic leaders, and committee chairs held a news conference following the House passage of both the Senate health care legislation and the health care reconci…

The House Rules Committee met to consider a rule for House consideration of the budget reconciliation/health revision package. Part 3 of 4

The House Rules Committee met to consider a rule for House consideration of the budget reconciliation/health revision package. Part 1 of 4.

The subcommittee heard testimony on reports that Anthem Blue Cross, a subsidiary of WellPoint, Inc., is increasing its premium rates by as much as 39% in the individual health insurance mark…