House Budget Committee Discuss Addressing Consolidation in Health Care Markets, PBM Reform, Rising Costs, and Medicare Physician Fees

House Budget Committee Discuss Addressing Consolidation in Health Care Markets, PBM Reform, Rising Costs, and Medicare Physician Fees

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The House Budget Committee convened a hearing to discuss the budgetary effects of increasing health care consolidation and explored policy solutions to enhance competition and reduce health care costs. With bipartisan consensus emerging on critical issues, such as the need to address rising costs and promote competition within the health care sector, Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and Ranking… (Eisen, May 23, 2024) #340B, #Costs, #Insurance Reform, #Medicare for All, #Pharmacy Benefit Managers, #Physicians