House Energy and Commerce panel to review Medicare payment reform, health care cybersecurity bills
U.S. lawmakers are set to examine proposed changes to Medicare provider payments and cybersecurity protections in the health care system at a hearing next week. The session is scheduled for September 15, 2026, and includes discussion of bills aimed at stabilizing physician reimbursement and improving access to care.
Highlights
- House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing on Medicare payment reform and health care cybersecurity on September 15, 2026.
- Lawmakers will review the Patients First Act of 2026, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026, and proposals focused on provider access and cyber protections.
- Chairmen Brett Guthrie and Morgan Griffith emphasize the dual priorities of improving Medicare physician payment stability and addressing rising cybersecurity risks in health care.
Hearing agenda and legislative focus
As reported by Energy and Commerce, citing the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Subcommittee on Health is holding a legislative hearing titled Examining Legislative Proposals to Reform Medicare Provider Payment and Bolster Health Care Cybersecurity. The hearing is set for 10:15 a.m. ET on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, in Room 1334 of the Longworth House Office Building.The committee says the session is intended to identify solutions to persistent challenges in the Medicare physician payment landscape while also exploring policies to strengthen cybersecurity across American health care. Lawmakers are due to review several measures, including the Patients First Act of 2026, the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026, and other proposals tied to provider access and cyber protections.
Policy priorities for providers and patients
In a joint statement, Chairmen Brett Guthrie and Morgan Griffith say the hearing builds on earlier subcommittee work focused on long-term answers to Medicare physician payment issues. They say the effort is part of a broader push to improve health care affordability, expand seniors' access to care, and give patients more options when making health care decisions.The lawmakers also frame cybersecurity as a growing risk for both providers and patients, adding a second policy track to the hearing beyond reimbursement reform. The planned discussion places payment stability and digital security alongside each other as key operational issues for the U.S. health care sector.
In our earlier article on Boston Scientific’s cyberattack, we covered how the incident disrupted manufacturing and order shipments worldwide and prompted the company to warn it may miss its third-quarter and full-year 2026 sales and adjusted profit targets. We also noted the immediate market reaction, with shares sliding as investors priced in the risk of prolonged operational disruption and revenue pressure.
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