Ahead of Hearings with Health Insurer CEOs, TAPP Urges Accountability

In anticipation of U.S. House Energy & Commerce and U.S. House Ways & Means Committee hearings with the CEOs of major insurance companies in the United States, the Trade Alliance to Promote Prosperity wrote a letter to urge accountability, clarity, and affordability.

In part, TAPP wrote, “Each year the pattern is the same, and millions of American families feel it firsthand. They pay more for health insurance and get less in return: higher premiums, shrinking provider networks, longer delays for care, confusing coverage rules, and escalating out-of-pocket costs. For many Americans, health insurance no longer provides security—it creates new barriers to care. The Trump Administration has rightly put the insurance middlemen on notice, calling out business practices that enrich insurers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) at the expense of patients. Congress must now follow suit. If Washington is serious about lowering costs in 2026, meaningful health insurance reform cannot remain optional—it must be a top priority….”

TAPP noted, “Congress has the authority—and the responsibility—to fix this broken system. Real reform must focus on:

  • Severing the link between middlemen profits and inflated drug list prices;

  • Requiring full transparency and mandatory pass-through of rebates and discounts to patients;

  • Enforcing competition policy to unwind harmful consolidation and restore real choice in insurance plans, providers, and pharmacies.”

Read the full letter here.

Ainsley Shea