Transplant recipients and organ procurement professionals testified on the effectiveness of the organ transplant system before the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care. They discussed …
1,277 viewsPhysicians and mental health advocates testified at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on barriers to care, specifically challenges referred to as “phantom or ghost networks.” These networks…
928 viewsDuring testimony at Senate Finance Committee hearing, Brian Shepard, the CEO of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), defended the organization’s mission of administering the nation’s…
2,421 viewsIndustry analysts and health care providers testified at a hearing on challenges facing rural hospitals and offered their recommendations for improvements. Some of the areas discussed were i…
1,048 viewsFederal and state advocates of Funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) appeared before the Senate Finance Committee to urge members to reauthorize its funding, which was s…
841 viewsSenator Ben Cardin (D-MD) held a town hall with constituents in Rockville, Maryland, focused on the current state of federal health care policy and the future of the 2010 Affordable Care Act…
462 viewsHealth care experts testified at a hearing on the benefits of telemedicine technology and how it can help better manage the care of Medicare patients. Committee members were taking the witne…
919 viewsSenators paid tribute to Vice President Biden following a vote to approve the 21st Century Cures Act, a $6.3 billion medical research bill which also included funding for the vice president’…
3,407 viewsSenator Ben Cardin (D-MD) talked about the Affordable Care Act, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. He discussed his opinion on Obama administration and the po…
10,989 viewsSecretary Kathleen Sebelius updated the committee on the status of fixing the ongoing difficulties with the Affordable Care Act’s HealthCare.gov insurance exchanges. She said many improvemen…
12,658 viewsSenator Ben Cardin (D-MD) visited the Baltimore Medical System’s Highlandtown Healthy Living Center to hold a roundtable discuss with health professionals on the implementation of the Afford…
362 viewsThe Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on the nomination of Marilyn Tavenner to be the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. She was introduced by Representat…
353 viewsCongressional Democrats reacted to the Supreme Court decision that upheld the Affordable Care Act, the health care law.
276 viewsSenator Ben Cardin (D-MD) held a town hall meeting with constituents. Among the topics he addressed were health care reform legislation and its potential impact on seniors.
231 viewsAn interview with Senator Ben Cardin about a recent Town Hall meeting held in Bowie, MD. The main topic was health care.
50 viewsFormer President Bill Clinton and Bill Gates talked before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about improving health care in developing nations and about global health challenges.
901 viewsThe Senate convened shortly after it adjourned to begin a new legislative day and thereafter took up H.R. 4872, the reconciliation package to make changes in the Senate health bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle779 viewsSenator Ben Cardin talked about the upcoming health care summit at Blair House and the White House proposal released earlier in the week.. He responded to telephone calls and electronic comm…
194 viewsVote to waive Corker point of order on unfunded mandates passed by a vote of 55 - 44. The Senate is now holding a series of votes, including adoption of the Majority Leader’s substitute amen…
View in Congressional Chronicle4,696 views
