Manatee Review

Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee and Chairman of the Health Subcommittee, announced today that he will chair a hearing on “Investing in a Healthier America.” The hearing will focus on the critical role preventive medicine and healthy living play in combating chronic disease and the growing obesity epidemic.

The hearing will feature several notable witnesses:

- Sen. Bill Frist, former Senate Majority Leader and senior fellow and co-chair of its Future of Health Advisory Board at the Bipartisan Policy Center

- Dr. Mark Hyman, Chairman of Food Fix Campaign and 15-time New York Times Best-Selling Author

- Dr. Francesca Rinaldo, Chief Clinical Innovation Officer at Senior Care Action Network (SCAN) Health Plan

- Dr. Anne Peters, Senior Scholar at USC Schaeffer Institute, Professor of Clinical Medicine, and Clinical Scholar at Keck School of Medicine of USC

House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Vern Buchanan (FL-16) jointly announced that the Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing to examine the prevalence of chronic disease in America and the value of investing in prevention and innovative treatment options. The hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at 2:00 PM in 1100 Longworth House Office Building.

Members of the public can view the hearing via live webcast available at https://waysandmeans.house.gov. The webcast will be accessible only when the hearing begins.

Due to limited time for witness testimonies, oral testimony will be from invited witnesses only. However, individuals or organizations not scheduled for an oral appearance may submit written statements for consideration by the Committee and inclusion in the printed record.

Details for submission of written comments are as follows:

Any person(s) or organization(s) wishing to submit written comments can do so via email to WMSubmission@mail.house.gov by close of business on Wednesday, October 2, 2024. Submissions must be attached as a Microsoft Word document following specific formatting requirements detailed by the Committee.

The Committee relies on electronic submissions for printing official records but reserves formatting rights according to guidelines without altering content. All submissions must include a list of all clients or organizations represented by witnesses along with contact information.

Accommodations are available for persons with disabilities upon request four business days prior to the event via phone at 202-225-3625 or email to WMSubmission@mail.house.gov.

All advisories and news releases from the Committee are available on their website at http://www.waysandmeans.house.gov/.

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