House Committees Unveil Draft Transparency, Extenders Package

The House Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means and Education & the Workforce Committees on Wednesday (Sept. 6) unveiled a combined health transparency, hospital drug administration site-neutral pay and extenders discussion draft but did not include certain costly Medicare Advantage prior authorization policies previously passed by Ways & Means or children’s hospital graduate medical education funding. A number of committees -- including the House Education & the Workforce, Energy & Commerce and Ways & Means, as well as the Senate...