The American Enterprise Institute hosted a discussion on the Affordable Care Act amid the 14th anniversary of the landmark legislation. Panelists familiar with the law discussed how the ACA …
169 viewsMarilyn Tavenner gave an update on the implementation of the health care law and pending regulations. She talked about changes to the Medicare payment system for services, regulations on pay…
497 viewsThe Federation of American Hospitals (FAH) held its annual policy conference iwith remarks by FAH President and CEO Chip Kahn, and Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Roy Blunt (R-MO). Senator Wyd…
308 viewsRepublican presidential candidate Senator McCain had five minutes to present his ideas for health care reform. He was questioned by health policy journalists on topics such as the health cov…
119 viewsDemocratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton was questioned about her health care reform policy by journalists. Topics included ways of meeting her health care reform goals, ava…
109 viewsPanelists announced a new proposal to provide health insurance coverage to all Americans and a new survey of voters' attitudes of on the nation’s insurance crisis. Panelists also responded t…
77 viewsA panel discussion was held on uninsured Americans. The economic and demographic factors of the uninsured and other trends in health insurance were discussed.
68 viewsParticipants spoke about the number of uninsured in America. They focused on the increase of uninsured and ways to provide insurance to the unemployed.
75 viewsAdministration officials and health care industry representatives testified on the Clinton administration’s proposal to provide a prescription drug benefit to Medicare recipients. Among the …
85 viewsAfter welcoming remarks by organizers, participants talked about the rising number of people without health insurance. Among the topics they addressed were employers' ability to offer health…
74 viewsChip Kahn, President of Health Insurance Association of America, talked about managed care legislation being considered in Congress saying that the various plans would make health care more…
19 viewsThe Health Insurance Association of America got health care experts together to talk to reporters about potential tax cuts which they said would allow people to obtain adequate health care …
34 viewsSeveral panels of health care experts and government officials discussed various means to reform and restructure the Medicare system in both the short and long term. Among the issues debated…
107 viewsCongressman Bill Archer(R-Texas) and House Ways and Means staff released the 1996 green book. The book is an annual statistical report on entitlement programs, such as Medicare, Social Secur…
59 viewsConference committee members debated the final conference report on legislation which would change regulations governing health insurance. The final report included a provision which would a…
82 viewsIn this second day of markup hearings, House Ways & Means committee members continued to debate final language on the Medicare reform proposal which is designed to save $270 billion over the…
51 viewsIn this second day of markup hearings, committee members continued to debate final language on the Medicare reform proposal which is designed to save $270 billion over the next seven years a…
47 viewsThe House Ways and Means Committee continued to Markup Medicare Legislation.
81 viewsCommittee members continued to debate final language on the Medicare reform proposal which is designed to save $270 billion over the next seven years as part of the Republican plan to balanc…
31 viewsCommittee members debated final language on the Medicare reform proposal which is designed to save $270 billion over the next seven years as part of the Republican plan to balance the budget…
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