The Bipartisan Policy Center hosted a virtual discussion on the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic. Following opening remarks from former Senate Majority Leaders Bill Frist (R-TN)…
448 viewsSenator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Representative Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM), health policy experts, and former lawmakers addressed the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on rural health care.…
570 viewsNancy-Ann DeParle (D) and Gail Wilensky (R), both former administrators of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, talked about the future of Medicare and Medicaid. “On the Frontlines: How HHS Secretaries and…
346 viewsGail Wilensky and Robert Berenson, both former Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrators, talked about the 50th anniversary of Medicare. Among other topics they discussed…
491 viewsPanelists talked about where the health care reform debate is headed as Congress returns from August break. Among they topics they addressed were ways to control and the causes of health…
302 viewsModerated by Secretary Thompson, the panelists discussed how health care costs affect our economic growth and how to move toward a more consumer-centered, technology-driven health care…
86 viewsHouse Ways and Means Committee examined health care reform proposals offered by the President George H.W.Bush administration.
129 viewsThe guests discussed the role of the U.S. government in paying for health care.
31 viewsGail Wilensky, the administrator of Medicare and Medicaid, spoke about the cost and affordability of health care, and a change in the way the agency reimburses doctors.
37 viewsThe Senate Finance Subcommittee on Madicare and Long-Term Care heard testimony on new Medicare regulations being proposed by the Health Care Financing Administration. In 1989, Congress passed a law…
103 viewsThe panelists talked about the accessibility and affordability of health care for all Americans. The public’s values and perceptions about the state of health care were discussed. Medicare,…
62 viewsDr. Sullivan spoke to reporters on the recently submitted Bush administration fiscal year 1992 budget proposals. He said the submitted proposals would allow the Department of Health and Human…
40 viewsThe committee heard testimony on the need for stricter guidelines and accountability for medical laboratories.
340 viewsRep. Richard Ray of Georgia invited 100 community leaders from his state to Washington, DC to learn about a range of issues including the Persian Gulf situation and the status of budget…
67 viewsThe committee discusses biomedical research and development for maternal and child health welfare.
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