Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis
John Goodman talked about his book, Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis. In the book, he argues that the healthcare system needs to be opened up to market forces and the incentives that …
425 viewsJohn Goodman talked about his book, Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis. In the book, he argues that the healthcare system needs to be opened up to market forces and the incentives that …
425 viewsHealth care analysts, who supported repealing the 2010 health care reform law, talked about different provisions of the law that they believed would hurt the economy and the health care syst…
881 viewsParticipants talked about Social Security and Medicare solvency and about the ways in which health care reform legislation would affect people in those programs. They also responded to quest…
361 viewsHouse and Senate leaders were presented with a petition by the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) leadership and nationally-syndicated Salem Radio Network (SRN) hosts. The effort has…
395 viewsParticipants talked about the current and future state of the Social Security system, potential privatization of parts of the program, and Bush administration proposals for long-term reforms…
45 viewsPanelists discussed the current state of health care in the U.S. at the Cato Institute in Washington, DC. Ms. Pipes argued that the current system is broken and Canada’s health care system s…
68 viewsThe panel discussed health savings accounts, their genesis and implementation, and new guidelines governing their application. After prepared remarks, the panelists responded to questions fr…
75 viewsWitnesses testified regarding health savings accounts, which were created as part of the 2003 Medicare law. Health savings accounts allow individuals and families to save tax-free money for …
77 viewsRep. Thomas, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, spoke at the National Press Club about health care. He discussed health insurance, the health care market, and the creation of in…
40 views7:00-7:40 Telephone lines were open for audience comments. Video from the Democratic candidates debate the previous evening was shown. 7:40-7:45 Mr. Henry talked about the possibility …
219 viewsThe speakers talked about the future of health care in the U.S., and the possibilities for health care reform. They responded to questions from the audience.
36 viewsCommission members questioned witnesses about the outlook for the Social Security program, as well as potential changes in Social Security.
213 viewsJustice Clarence Thomas talked about his duties on the Supreme Court, the relationships between the justices, and about his personal approach to the law.
283 viewsFormer Senator Alan Simpson (R-Wyoming) answered questions on a number of topics including the state of the Republican Party, impeachment of President Bill Clinton, campaign politics, and Vi…
228 viewsJohn Goodman, an advisor for Texas Governor George W. Bush’s presidential campaign, spoke about Bush’s proposals on health care policy. Among the issues talked about were the lack of health …
66 viewsIn the first of a series of briefings for congressional staff, the National Center for Policy Analysis hosted a panel on health care issues. In this portion participants discussed various pr…
104 viewsRepresentative Bill Archer (R-TX), chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, talked about the committee agenda for the 105th Congress. In his remarks, he focused on the need to foster eco…
32 viewsCommittee members heard testimony concerning the variety of options open to those seeking medical savings accounts. Rep. Archer and others have proposed a bill that would allow an individual…
124 viewsCommittee members heard testimony from government officials, industy association representatives, and policy analysts on the provisions of the Senior Citizens Equity Act, part of the Republi…
189 viewsHealth care policy analysts participated in a “breakout session” on health care costs during a Republican issues conference in Washington, DC. The speakers spoke about proposals to reduce ri…
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