Health Care Costs
Health care analysts and industry leaders talked about new programs and strategies to lower health care costs. They also discussed whether the Affordable Care Act played a role in the slowdo…
505 viewsHealth care analysts and industry leaders talked about new programs and strategies to lower health care costs. They also discussed whether the Affordable Care Act played a role in the slowdo…
505 viewsThis was the second in a series of roundtable hearings intended to bring health care policy and industry experts together to inform the development of comprehensive health care reform legisl…
956 viewsPanelists discussed a recent report issued by the Kaiser Family Foundation that examined the health insurance market in the U.S. The discussion focused on insurance aimed at individuals and …
84 viewsMr. Claxton talked about the health insurance industry, health care pricing, and employer contributions. He also responded to viewer comments and questions.
30 viewsSecretary Donna Shalala talked to reporters about stronger regulations for medical records privacy. The regulations provide more safeguards and limits on who has access to individual’s medic…
52 viewsWitnesses testified about proposed legislation to protect the privacy of individually identifiable health information maintained or transmitted electronically. They focused on the need for f…
188 viewsMr. Claxton outlined the Administration’s proposed new regulations to protect the confidentiality of patients' records. Other participants talked about the plan and their concerns with the p…
64 viewsHHS Secretary Donna Shalala talked to reporters about the new national standards that provide protection of electronic health care records. She stressed that the Administration will still wo…
60 viewsAdministration and state officials testified before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee concerning President Bill Clinton’s health care reform plan.
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