Full Committee Hearing with Health Insurance CEOs

House Committee on Ways and Means · January 23, 2026

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Call to order and opening remarks

Announcement

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Chairman Smith opened the hearing, warned of decorum and framed the hearing around rising health care costs for families, workers and seniors, citing headline figures about premiums, deductibles and national health spending.

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House Committee on Ways and Means held a full-day hearing on rising health care costs, where insurance CEOs and a patient-witness testified about premium growth, prior authorization practices, Medicare Advantage and the impact of expired ACA premium tax credits.

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