WASHINGTON, DC - The House Committee on Energy and Commerce today announced its hearing schedule for the week of November 28.
On Wednesday, the Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing to examine a new discussion draft with updated bill text for H.R. H.R. 1151 was introduced last year by full committee Vice Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) to improve the oversight and transparency of the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). The revised bill will require specialists and sub-specialists to be involved in reviewing the preventive services that the task force examines. The updated discussion draft would also require the Government Accountability Office to submit a report comparing USPSTF’s recommendations with other federal government health guidelines. Additionally, the new discussion draft allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to remove certain preventive services under the Medicare program, if such changes are needed.as they are posted.
Hearing and Meeting Details
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016
10:30 AM
2322 Rayburn HOB
Subcommittee on Health
Hearing on “Examining the United States Preventive Services Task Force"
Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016
The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on Volkswagen’s Emissions Cheating Settlement has been POSTPONED.
