Hearing:
"Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: Examining Policies to Increase Health Care Transparency."
Subcommittee on Health (Committee on Energy and Commerce)
Wednesday, June 10, 2026 (10:15 AM)
2123 RHOB
Washington, D.C.
Witnesses
Carol Skenes
Chief of Staff, Turquoise Health
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- Witness Statement
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- Witness Truth in Testimony
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- Witness Biography
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- Witness Biography
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Shawn Gremminger
President and Chief Executive Officer, National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions
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- Witness Statement
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- Witness Truth in Testimony
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- Witness Biography
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Benedic Ippolito Ph.D.
Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
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- Witness Statement
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- Truth in Testimony
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- Witness Biography
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Christopher Whaley Ph.D.
Associate Director of the Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research and Associate Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health
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- Witness Statement
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- Witness Truth in Testimony
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- Witness Biography
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Sophia Tripoli MPH
Senior Director of Health Policy, Families USA
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- Witness Statement
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- Summary of Written Statement
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- Witness Truth in Testimony
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Text of Legislation
- H.R. ____, [Lower Costs, More Transparency Act of 2026]
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- H.R. ____, [To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require hospitals to post prices on the walls.]
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- H.R. ____, [To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require the displaying of claim denial rates.]
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- H.R. 5582, Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (Reps. James and Goodlander)
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- H.R. 9117, Clear Healthcare Expense Cost Knowledge Act of 2026 (Rep. Langworthy)
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- H.R. ____, [To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the inclusion of certain information in Medicare Advantage encounter data.]
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- H.R. ____, [To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require mandatory reporting with respect to certain health-related ownership information.]
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- H.R. ____, [To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure health insurer accountability through publishing of overhead costs and claim payments.]
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- H.R. ____, [To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the compensation that may be paid to agents and brokers by Medicare Advantage organizations.]
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Support Documents
- Hearing Memorandum
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- Majority Staff Attendance
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- Minority Staff Attendance
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- Documents for the Record
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Member Statements
- The Honorable H. Morgan Griffith
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- The Honorable Brett Guthrie
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- The Honorable Diana DeGette
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- The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr.
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Hearing Record
- Hearing Notice
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- Member Roster
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First Published:
June 3, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Last Updated:
July 8, 2026 at 04:09 PM