On January 8 the House Energy and Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee held a hearing on several healthcare-related proposals, including HR 3935, which would write the Medicaid NEMT benefit into statute. The whole hearing video is available here. Clips of members and witnesses’ comments on NEMT and the bill are linked below.
- Link – The portion of the opening statement of Fred Riccardi, President of the Medicare Rights Center, in which he discusses HR 3935
- Link – Rep. Tony Cárdenas’s questioning time, where he makes clear his support for the benefit
- Link – Rep. Carter’s questioning time, in which he also demonstrates his commitment to this issue
- Link – Following Rep. Carter’s questions, Chairwoman Eshoo took a moment to say that HR 3935 would be “a godsend to people…just a godsend”