House Ed and Labor plans hearing on pre-existing conditions

The House Education and Labor Committee will hold a hearing on protecting workers with pre-existing conditions, part of an intended focus on health policy under new Democratic leadership.

"We have a duty to ensure that our health care system is affordable and accessible to all Americans, particularly those with pre-existing conditions," Chairman Bobby Scott (D-Va.) said at an organizational meeting today. The hearing date has not yet been finalized, a spokesperson for Scott told POLITICO.

The House Ways and Means Committee today also held a hearing on pre-existing conditions, a gathering that was quickly dominated by partisan rancor.

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