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Washington, DC —Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Chairman Darrell Issa requesting that the Committee hold a bipartisan hearing to investigate the causes and effects of a data security breach at Community Health Systems Inc., the nation's largest for-profit hospital chain.
Washington, DC —Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requesting a briefing to address serious concerns that some nursing home facilities are gaming CMS's current "five-star" rating system to mislead consumers about the quality of care they provide.
Seeks to Understand Disagreement on Expanding Medicaid
Washington, D.C. (July 29, 2014)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent letters to six Republican governors seeking information to help explain why some support the expansion of healthcare services to their constituents under the Medicaid program and others oppose it.
Washington D.C. (June 30, 2014)—Today, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, along with Sandra Fluke, who was denied the opportunity to testify at a 2012 Committee hearing on the Affordable Care Act's required inclusion of contraception coverage in health plans, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's ruling in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby:
Washington, DC (June 18, 2014)—In conjunction with today's 27th hearing on the Affordable Care Act held by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings issued a Fact Sheet with new data collected from insurance companies participating in Affordable Care Act exchanges.
Washington, DC (Feb. 28, 2014)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, spoke on the House Floor in opposition to legislation that would give private industry an unfair advantage over the public in the rulemaking process.
The Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act (H.R. 899) would require agencies to consult with private industries before consumers and other stakeholders before proposing regulations.
Washington, D.C. (Jan. 16, 2014)—At a hearing today on the security of the Healthcare.gov website, Rep. John F.
Washington, D.C. (Jan. 15, 2014)—Ahead of tomorrow's hearing on the security of the HealthCare.gov website, Rep. Elijah E.
Washington, D.C. (Jan. 10, 2014)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, spoke on the House Floor in opposition to H.R. 3811, The Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act. Below are Cummings' remarks, as prepared for delivery, and the video of his speech: