Hearing: "Legislation to Improve Americans' Health Care Coverage and Outcomes"

Subcommittee on Health (Committee on Energy and Commerce)

Wednesday, January 8, 2020 (10:00 AM)

2322 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Panel one

Dr. Lee Beers
President-Elect, American Academy of Pediatrics

  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 01/06/2020 at 05:26 PM
  • Response to Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 05/21/2020 at 07:25 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/21/2020 at 07:25 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/21/2020 at 07:25 PM

Mr. Kenneth Mendez
President and Chief Executive Officer, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America

  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 01/06/2020 at 02:13 PM
  • Testimony Addendum [PDF] Added 01/06/2020 at 02:13 PM
  • Response to Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 05/21/2020 at 07:25 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/21/2020 at 07:25 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/21/2020 at 07:25 PM

Ms. Stephanie Zarecky
Mother of Scarlett Pauley, Ambassador Program and Public Relations Manager, SUDC Foundation

  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 01/06/2020 at 02:13 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/21/2020 at 07:25 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/21/2020 at 07:25 PM

Panel two

Dr. Matthew Cooper
Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation Medical Director, Transplant QAPI, Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute Professor of Surgery, Georgetown University School of Medicine

  • Witness Statement [PDF]
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/21/2020 at 07:25 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/21/2020 at 07:25 PM

Mr. Kevin Koser
Patient Advocate, on behalf of National Foundation for Ectodermal Dysplasias

  • Witness Statement [PDF]
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/21/2020 at 07:25 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/21/2020 at 07:25 PM

Mr. Fred Riccardi
President, Medicare Rights Center

  • Witness Statement [PDF]
  • Response to Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 05/21/2020 at 07:25 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/21/2020 at 07:25 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/21/2020 at 07:25 PM

Text of Legislation

  • H.R. 1379, the "Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act" [PDF] Added 01/06/2020 at 12:32 PM
  • H.R. 2271, the "Scarlett’s Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act” [PDF] Added 01/06/2020 at 12:32 PM
  • H.R. 2468, the “School-Based Allergies and Asthma Management Program Act” [PDF] Added 01/06/2020 at 12:32 PM
  • H.R. 2477, the “Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification Act of 2019” or the “BENES Act of 2019” [PDF] Added 01/06/2020 at 12:32 PM
  • H.R. 3935, the “Protecting Patients Transportation to Care Act” [PDF] Added 01/06/2020 at 12:32 PM
  • H.R. 4801, the “Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2019” [PDF] Added 01/06/2020 at 12:32 PM
  • H.R. 5534, the “Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act" [PDF] Added 01/06/2020 at 12:32 PM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Briefing Memo [PDF]
  • Rep. Carter - Document for the Record - Letter from Access Living [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM
  • Rep. Carter - Document for the Record - Letter from the American Network of Community Options & Resources (ANCOR) [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM
  • Rep. Carter - Document for the Record - Letter from Community Catalyst [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM
  • Rep. Carter - Document for the Record - Letter from Generate Health [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM
  • Rep. Carter - Document for the Record - Letter from Together Colorado [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM
  • Rep. Carter - Document for the Record - Letter from Georgians for a Healthy Future [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM
  • Rep. Carter - Document for the Record - Letter from Connecticut legal entities [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM
  • Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Letter from the March of Dimes [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM
  • Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - One-page summary of H.R. 2477 developed by the Medicare Rights Center [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM
  • Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Testimony of John Kahan, President of Aaron Matthews SIDS Research Guild of Seattle Children's [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM
  • Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Letter from the American Dental Association [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM
  • Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Testimony from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM
  • Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Letter from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM
  • Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - List of 95 organizational supporters of H.R. 2477 [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM
  • Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Letter from former CMS Administrators [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM
  • Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Letter from the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI) [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM
  • Rep. Carter - Document for the Record - Letter from the Center for Health Progress [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM
  • Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Press Release from CVS Health [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM
  • Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Joint Statement of Rep. Tim Ryan (OH-13), Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (OH-16), and Rep. Steve Stivers (OH-15) [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM
  • Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Letter from the Healthcare Leadership Council [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM
  • Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Letter from 72 stakeholder organizations in support of H.R. 2477 [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM
  • Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Letter from the Blue Dog Coalition [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM
  • Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Letter from the Congressional Black Caucus [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM
  • Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - List of organizational supporters of H.R. 3935 [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM
  • Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Study on NEMT’s return on investment prepared by the Medicare Rights Center [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM
  • Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Statement from the National Kidney Foundation [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM
  • Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - New York Times Article [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM
  • Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Letter from Rep. Denver Riggleman (VA-05) [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM
  • Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Letter from Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM
  • Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Wall Street Journal article [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM
  • Rep. Kennedy - Document for the Record - Letter from Garrett Johnson and Megan Greenfield [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM

Member Statements

  • Opening Statement of Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., Chairman of the Full Committee [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM
  • Opening Statement of Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Health [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM
  • Opening Statement of Rep. Greg Walden, Ranking Member of the Full Committee [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM
  • Opening Statement of Michael C. Burgess, M.D., Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Health [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM

Hearing Record

  • Unedited Transcript [PDF] Added 05/26/2020 at 09:17 PM

First Published: January 6, 2020 at 12:20 PM
Last Updated: May 26, 2020 at 09:17 PM