The Republican-controlled House Energy and Commerce Committee is demanding extensive details from White House healthcare reform planners on meetings they conducted with outside groups on the reform bill, according to a report by The Hill.
A letter from chairs of the committee asked the office for a list of every meeting, briefing or telephone call about healthcare reform with outside groups; all written materials about those discussions; and all written communications between the office and outside groups.
"We are troubled by the secret negotiations which apparently took place between the [office] and outside interest groups, especially given the specific promises of transparency regarding health care reform," committee chairs wrote in a letter to the office.
Read The Hill report on healthcare reform.
Read coverage on Congress and healthcare reform:
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A letter from chairs of the committee asked the office for a list of every meeting, briefing or telephone call about healthcare reform with outside groups; all written materials about those discussions; and all written communications between the office and outside groups.
"We are troubled by the secret negotiations which apparently took place between the [office] and outside interest groups, especially given the specific promises of transparency regarding health care reform," committee chairs wrote in a letter to the office.
Read The Hill report on healthcare reform.
Read coverage on Congress and healthcare reform:
-Senate Quashes Repeal, Then Votes to End Tax-Reporting Requirement
-GOP Bill Would Repeal Medicare Rate-Setting Board
-5 Healthcare Reform Provisions Targeted by Republicans