The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, February 26 at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining the FY 2016 HHS Budget." Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell will be the sole witness.
Subcommittee members will question Secretary Burwell regarding the Health and Human Services budget, the second open enrollment period for the president’s health care law, the status of the backend of the exchanges, and the administration’s planning for the upcoming Supreme Court decision in the case of King v. Burwell. Last week marked the deadline for HHS to respond to a recent letter from Energy and Commerce Committee leaders seeking information about the administration’s contingency planning for the upcoming Supreme Court decision in the case of King v. Burwell. The administration has so far failed to respond to the committee’s questions, including, “What actions, analysis, and/or contingency planning has HHS undertaken in advance of the Supreme Court’s King v. Burwell decision?"
Health Subcommittee Chairman Joe Pitts (R-PA) said, “The administration’s lack of transparency, accountability, and respect for the rule of law has defined the implementation of the health law. Sadly, the upcoming Supreme Court case and the administration’s planning for it are no exception. We plan to ask Secretary Burwell to shoot straight, embrace transparency, and provide answers as we continue our efforts to protect Americans from the consequences of this law."
The Majority Memorandum and witness testimony will be available here as they are posted.
