MedPage Today April 18, 2024
— House members cite lack of action and funding on physician payment reform and other issues
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra was getting heat from both sides of the aisle at a House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing on the president’s proposed HHS budget for fiscal year 2025.
Subcommittee chair Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) started things off Wednesday afternoon. “I’m disappointed that the budget request does nothing to address the influx of illicit drugs like fentanyl coming across our border at a rapid rate,” he said. “We have policies passed out of this very committee that I’m disappointed weren’t included in the budget request, such as the HALT Fentanyl Act and the Securing the Border for Public Health Act. Both...
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