Henry Waxman news and information

Bipartisan leaders on the House Energy and Commerce Committee released the latest iteration of a draft bill to repeal Medicare's sustainable growth-rate formula. The plan calls for a five-year period of stable payment increases as physicians transition into new payment models. Still to come are...
FULL STORY »

A U.S. House-passed bill to establish a national system for tracking pharmaceutical drugs through the supply chain to thwart counterfeit medicines faces opposition from some Democrats, who say they want a tougher bill.
FULL STORY »

Where consumers live and their state's previous insurance rules may determine whether they experience “rate shock” this fall in their small business and individual plans.
FULL STORY »

House Republicans moved to divert money from the healthcare reform law's prevention and public health fund to shore up a program the law created to give temporary relief to Americans who can't otherwise afford health insurance because of pre-existing conditions.
FULL STORY »

Interest groups and lawmakers are asking the Obama administration to clarify what makes a reasonably designed wellness program.
FULL STORY »

A federal investigation into the meningitis outbreak intensified as lawmakers grilled the FDA commissioner about why the agency didn't do more to prevent the outbreak.
FULL STORY »

It's estimated that in 2010, providers who self-referred patients for advanced imaging made about 400,000 more referrals than they would have had they not had a financial interest in the imaging equipment and that these referrals cost the Medicare system an additional $109 million, according to a...
FULL STORY »

As the fungal meningitis death toll rose to 14, House lawmakers requested a briefing from the owner of the compounding pharmacy linked to a tainted steroid responsible for the outbreak.
FULL STORY »

House lawmakers have requested bipartisan briefings with officials from the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to learn how the federal agencies are responding to the meningitis outbreak that has left 12 dead.
FULL STORY »

It's time to take down your bet on Medicare and Medicaid reform happening this year. The combination of slow spending growth and the upcoming fall election has made reform of the two programs a long shot for the remainder of 2012.
FULL STORY »