Affordable Care Act Implementation
A panel of policy experts talked about the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. They discussed efforts to change the health system, employer reaction to the law, and efforts at the sta…
407 viewsA panel of policy experts talked about the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. They discussed efforts to change the health system, employer reaction to the law, and efforts at the sta…
407 viewsPanelists talked about the causes of rising health care costs. Topics included the cost of high-tech medical procedures, chronic disease, life style choices and high-cost patients. They resp…
441 viewsPanelists talked about the just-released the 2011 Medicare Trustees Report. Among the topics they addressed were the findings of the report, its implications for senior citizens and taxpayer…
274 viewsHealth care, Medicare, and policy experts talked about curbing Medicare spending and the potential roadblocks to reforming the program.
544 viewsPanelists discussed the future of Medicare and the trustees' report which was released the previous day. Topics included how different parts of Medicare are financed, the assumptions the tru…
123 viewsA day-long meeting of the Advisory Commission on Medicaid examined the future of the program. Mr. Smith and Mr. Holtz-Eakin discussed with the Commission potential fiscal and administrative …
163 viewsA day-long meeting of the Advisory Commission on Medicaid examined the future of the program. Mr. Smith and Mr. Holtz-Eakin discussed with the Commission potential fiscal and administrative …
214 viewsAs part of a day-long meeting of the Health and Human Services Department’s Medicaid Advisory Commission, the session was opened for comments from members of the public, followed by comments…
179 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 viewsMr. Walker presented an economic analysis of various assumptions about the future of the health care system. He proposed that effective reforms needed to provide incentives, transparency and…
35 viewsThe Vaccine Evaluation Committee of the Institute of Medicine released a list of recommendations regarding the development, financing, distribution, and use of vaccines. At this panel, hoste…
82 viewsHealth policy analysts spoke about the administration of Medicaid. Among the issues they addressed were federal and state costs, expenditures by state and region, and future challenges in fu…
85 viewsThere is no audio for several minutes during the program. Secretary Nelson Sabatini talked about federal Medicaid policy and its effect on the state of Maryland in the area of financia…
56 viewsSecretary Tommy Thompson talked about a recent report on the financial health and future of the Medicare system. He said that while the report predicted that the Medicare Trust Fund would ne…
41 viewsParticipants released a policy statement which contained several recommendations for health care reform. The statement outlined several principles including the creation of programs which ch…
59 viewsThe NATIONAL BIPARTISAN COMMISSION ON MEDICARE heard testimony from its Remodeling Task Force, Reform Task Force, and Restructuring Task Force on a variety of issues. The first panel discuss…
123 viewsA panel of medical and health care professionals as well as health policy experts discussed the problems of the United States health care system. They took questions and comments from the au…
102 viewsThe subcommittee heard testimony on the topic of “Infants at Risk: Is the Federal Government Assuring Prenatal Care for Poor Pregnant Women?”
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