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House Energy and Commerce hearing reviews 10 Medicare access bills ahead of markup

Energy and Commerce: House Committee · January 8, 2026

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Summary

A House Energy and Commerce hearing outlined 10 bills aimed at improving Medicare patient access to equipment, diagnostics, home infusion and benefits transparency; committee members will hear witnesses before moving bills to markup.

Unidentified Speaker opened the hearing, saying, “Today's hearing will discuss 10 bills aimed at improving patient access in Medicare.” The committee previewed measures addressing durable medical equipment (DME), home infusion, laboratory reimbursement, Medicare Advantage transparency, accountable-care data collection and a proposal to bar certain AI-based denials.

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