Guthrie could reshape key health policy as new chair

Politico December 10, 2024
By Chelsea Cirruzzo and Ben Leonard

With Lauren Gardner and Carmen Paun

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GUTHRIE’S GAVEL — Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) is poised to be the next chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which will have significant power to shape health care policy in a Republican-controlled Washington.

The House Steering Committee chose Guthrie to take over the panel from Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), who’s retiring after two decades in Washington. Guthrie had been a favorite to win against Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) in the race for the panel that legislates on sweeping issues including Medicare, Medicaid and public health.

He ran on bolstering the Inflation Reduction Act oversight, improving drug and device supply chains and boosting transparency to reduce drug costs.

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