Hearing: "Health Care Lifeline: The Affordable Care Act and the COVID-19 Pandemic" (Virtual Hearing)

Subcommittee on Health (Committee on Energy and Commerce)

Wednesday, September 23, 2020 (10:00 AM)

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Washington, D.C.
Member and witness participation will be in-person and through Cisco Webex Virtual Platform. Public access via the Committee website at http://energycommerce.house.gov

Witnesses

Aviva Aron-Dine, Ph.D.
Vice President for Health Policy, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Added 09/21/2020 at 09:04 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 05:14 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 05:14 PM

Dean Cameron
Director, Idaho Department of Insurance

Added 09/21/2020 at 09:04 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 05:14 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 05:14 PM

Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin
President, American Action Forum

Added 09/21/2020 at 09:04 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 05:14 PM
  • Response to Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 05:14 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 05:14 PM

Peter Lee
Executive Director, Covered California

Added 09/21/2020 at 09:04 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 05:14 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 05:14 PM

Benjamin D. Sommers, M.D., Ph.D.
Huntley Quelch Professor of Health Care Economics, Professor of Health Policy & Economics, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Professor of Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital

Added 09/21/2020 at 09:04 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 05:14 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 05:14 PM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Briefing Memo [PDF] Added 09/19/2020 at 10:44 AM
  • Document for the Record - An April 2020 letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma from Members of the Energy and Commerce Committee on establishing a Special Enrollment Period [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 05:14 PM
  • Document for the Record - A letter from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 57 [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 05:14 PM
  • Document for the Record - A statement from Margaret A. Murray, Chief Executive Officer of the Association for Community Affiliated Plans [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 05:14 PM
  • Document for the Record - An August 2020 GAO Report entitled, “Private Health Coverage: Results of Covert Testing for Selected Offerings” [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 05:14 PM
  • Document for the Record - A letter from the National Taxpayers Union [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 05:14 PM

Member Statements

  • Opening Statement of Michael C. Burgess, M.D., Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Health [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 05:28 PM
  • Opening Statement of Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Health [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 05:28 PM
  • Opening Statement of Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., Chairman of the Full Committee [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 05:28 PM
  • Opening Statement of Rep. Greg Walden, Ranking Member of the Full Committee [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 05:28 PM

First Published: September 16, 2020 at 05:16 PM
Last Updated: June 8, 2022 at 05:28 PM