WASHINGTON, DC – Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) delivered opening remarks today at the Health Subcommittee hearing on the need to improve healthcare price transparency and increase competition to help lower costs for patients nationwide.
“This committee has a rich history of plowing the hard ground on issues from data privacy to mental health and I’m proud we’re coming together on another top priority for the American people,” Rodgers says. “Seven proposals before us improve transparency in the system, and I’m thankful for Ranking Member Pallone for leading H.R. 2691, the Transparent PRICE Act, with me.
“Each day it seems we see a new and more unbelievable story of patients struggling to afford their care and navigate the system,” Rodgers says.
Rodgers says the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimated site-neutral policies would save Medicare patients $94 billion over 10 years.
