Barry Rand testified at a Joint hearing of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight and Health on the new Health Care Law’s impact on AARP. Much of the questioning focused on a new…
680 viewsGlenn Hackbarth talked about efforts by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to craft a new formula for Medicare payments to doctors. Since 1998 Congress has passed legislation every yea…
199 viewsThe House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on the new health care law and Medicare. The witnesses were Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Donald Berwick and Richard Foster, the offic…
541 viewsThe House took up the Senate changes to the Health Care Reconciliation bill, and voted to approve the measure by 220 to 207.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,132 viewsThe House debated and passed health reform legislation by a vote of 220-215. One Republican, Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA), voted for the bill and 39 Democrats voted against the legislation.
View in Congressional Chronicle3,230 viewsMembers debated various provisions and amendments to health care reform legislation and means to fund the provisions of the bill. The committee approved the tax provision of the bill 23-18. …
159 viewsMembers debated various provisions and amendments to health care reform legislation and means to fund the provisions of the bill. The committee approved the tax provision of the bill 23-18. …
116 viewsMembers debated various provisions and amendments to health care reform legislation and means to fund the provisions of the bill. The committee approved the tax provision of the bill 23-18. …
345 viewsRepresentative Pete Stark, chairman of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, talked about health care legislation, and what House Democrats are planning to put in a bill. That day, F…
118 viewsRepresentative Pete Stark, D-CA, talked about efforts to include prescription drug benefits in Medicare reform legislation. He talked about differences in Democratic and Republican plans, as…
39 viewsRepresentatives Camp and Stark discussed Medicare prescription drug coverage proposals and other news of the day. They responded to audience telephone calls, faxes, and electronic mail.
40 viewsSecretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson testified before the House Ways and Means committee on the George W. Bush administration’s principles to strengthen and modernize Medica…
114 viewsDemocratic members of the House briefed reporters on their discharge petition to force a debate in the U.S. House of Representatives on Democratic proposals that would provide affordable pre…
32 viewsThe panel continued to respond to questions from the committee dealing with the feasibility of the federal government providing cheaper prescription drugs for senior citizens. One such …
75 viewsMembers testified about potential measures to provide prescription drugs to the elderly. At issue were the costs of medication and developing an efficient system for providing the drugs.
73 viewsRepresentative Pete Stark D-California, joined C-SPAN’s Washington Journal and talked about the debate of managed care in the House of Representative. He focused on tax benefits for the unin…
30 viewsWitnesses testified regarding the effect on Medicare as a result of the Balanced Budget Act. Government officials talked about the President’s Medicare reform plan and how under the existing…
142 viewsMr. Stark discussed President Bush’s health care proposal of Feburary 6, 1992 and the costs and access to health care in the United States.
19 viewsRep. Stark discussed his amendment to reform the 1988 Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act.
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