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| https://www.alexander.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/in-the-news?ContentRecord_id=823C25E8-EFC1-4A1E-928D-F8CEF2D0FBC2 | CQ: Alexander Seeks Proposals for Health Costs Legislation | 2018-12-11 | 2018 | 2018-12 | Republican | House | TN | Lamar Alexander | A000360 | www.alexander.senate.gov | legacy | Alexander said he is also seeking input from the health care industry and state officials who handle health issues, which could help shape legislation next year. In the letter, Alexander asked AEI's James Capretta and the Brookings Institution's Paul Ginsburg to suggest specific ways Congress could lower health care costs, incentivize care that improves the health and outcomes of patients, and increase the ability for patients to access information about their care to make informed decisions, as well as how those would work and what Congress or the administration needs to do to implement such steps. He also asked about what shortcomings such steps could have, and why it may be worthwhile to implement them, anyway. Alexander said he'd share the proposals with committee ranking member Sen.Patty Murray, D-Wash., as well as Sens.Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, andRon Wyden, D-Ore., who are expected to lead the Finance Committee next year. A legislative focus on health care costs could include a focus on prescription drug prices, which members of both parties consider an area for potential bipartisan work next year. Still, Alexander's remarks on Tuesday suggested he would take a much broader scope, raising issues such as surprise billing and price transparency. The federal government is not going to lower the cost of health care overnight, but I believe there are steps we can take that would make a real difference to American families, he added. That might be two or three big steps, or a dozen smaller ones, but we shouldn't let this opportunity to make progress pass us by. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |