Senate Finance Looks At Health Consolidation, Ownership, House To Curtail Agencies’ Authority

Updated Story The Senate Finance Committee this week will add to the pressure on consolidation and corporate ownership with a hearing set for Thursday (June 8), following the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s passage of a bill including health transparency provisions, as lawmakers are set for a busy week of hearings and floor action following the passage of the debt ceiling legislation last week. As Democrats praised the exclusion of Medicare cuts from the debt ceiling discussions,...