Missouri Rep. Jason Smith won a three-way race to serve as House Ways and Means chair for the 118th Congress and preside over entitlement programs.
Missouri Rep. Jason Smith on Monday won a three-way race to serve as House Ways and Means chair for the 118th Congress and preside over entitlement programs including Medicare and Medicaid.It was arguably the most closely watched contested race for a chairmanship in the Republican-controlled chamber and gives Smith jurisdiction over a broad swath of health policy.The GOP steering committee chose Smith over Reps. Vern Buchanan, who had once been considered the leading contender, and Adrian Smith.
Smith previously told Axios in an interview that if elected chair, he would focus on access to health care in rural America, telehealth, price transparency, health care security, innovation and “aggressive oversight.”Smith hasn't said if he supports controversial Medicare policies, like raising the eligibility age, or whether he would vote to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act's drug pricing provisions.
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