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Lawmakers Question Health Insurance CEOs on Cost, Business Practices

Republicans and Democrats agreed on the need to lower health insurance costs but differed in approach.
Lawmakers Question Health Insurance CEOs on Cost, Business Practices
House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.) (L) and Ranking Member Rep. Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.) (R) speak ahead of a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 13, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Lawrence Wilson
Lawrence Wilson
Senior Reporter
1/23/2026|Updated: 1/23/2026
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Two congressional committees grilled health insurance CEOs on the dramatic increases in premiums and their business practices in a full day of hearings on Jan. 22.

The executives highlighted their efforts to reduce costs and increase health outcomes, and they pledged to work with Congress and President Donald Trump to increase competition and improve the nation’s health care system.

Lawrence Wilson
Lawrence Wilson
Senior Reporter
Lawrence Wilson covers healthcare and politics.
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