STAT+: Two key Senate health committees face major shake-ups

WASHINGTON — The upcoming midterm elections are setting the stage for unusually significant changes to key Senate committees that play an important role in health care.

Both the finance and health committees could undergo major changes, though for different reasons. Of course, if Democrats take control of the Senate, they would get to run the committees, though the GOP membership changes could still influence the panels’ directions.

At least five Republicans set to leave Senate Committee on Finance

The finance committee faces significant turnover as five or more of the panel’s 14 Republicans are set to leave: 

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