The House Ways and Means Committee convened a markup of seven bills including proposals on caregivers, payment for remote patient monitoring and anesthesiologist services in rural areas, site-neutral payment for long-term care hospitals, prior authorization in Medicare Advantage, and health care transparency. The Committee favorably reported the following bills:   R. 9641, Essential Caregivers Act, by a vote of 38-0… (Llamas, July 15, 2026) #Medicare Advantage, #Rural Health, #Transparency