McMorris Rodgers doubles down on transparency bill

Key Facts

• Cathy McMorris Rodgers (left) acknowledged that things are very “fluid” with the PATIENT Act, which would lower Medicare payments to off-campus hospital outpatient clinics for Medicare drug reimbursements.
• House Energy & Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) joined POLITICO Wednesday to discuss the state of play and where lawmakers go from here on tackling health care costs.
• Here are three takeaways from the event: McMorris Rodgers doubles down on bill McMorris Rodgers acknowledged that things are very “fluid” with the PATIENT Act, which would lower Medicare payments to off-campus hospital outpatient clinics for Medicare drug reimbursements.
• McMorris Rodgers, head of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said she is “100 percent committed to getting this bill up for consideration on the floor.”

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