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Read. Follow. Verify.Review of the 2016 Department of Health and Human Services Budget
Record date · January 1, 2016
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What This Bill Does
This document is the official record of a February 2015 congressional hearing where the House Subcommittee on Health reviewed the proposed 2016 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The hearing featured testimony from then-Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell and included the submission of various research reports and statements from advocacy groups.
This hearing established the legislative record for the 2016 federal health budget, which dictates funding levels for public health programs, research, and administrative operations affecting millions of Americans.
Who It Affects
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Department of Health and Human Services
The agency's proposed budget and policy priorities were subject to congressional review and questioning.
Congressional Subcommittee on Health
The subcommittee members exercised oversight authority to review the executive branch's budget request.
Key Facts
- The hearing took place on February 26, 2015, in the Rayburn House Office Building.
- The purpose of the hearing was to examine the proposed Fiscal Year 2016 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
- Sylvia Mathews Burwell, then-Secretary of HHS, served as the primary witness.
- The hearing record includes submitted materials from the Congressional Research Service, the American Academy of Actuaries, and various patient advocacy groups.
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- The record includes two New York Times articles regarding Medicaid and children's health insurance submitted by Representative Frank Pallone.
- Secretary Burwell did not provide responses to submitted questions by the time the hearing transcript was printed.
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