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Former Congressional Budget Office Director Reischauer (1989-95) talked about the new Medicare improvement legislation, focusing on the “donut hole” in the prescription drug coverage and how…

Officials testified about various plans to continue financing Social Security. Among the issues they addressed were proposals to partially privatize the system, the state of the economy, and…

Health & Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson and others spoke to reporters about a new government initiative to provide information to families and the elderly about the quality of care …

At a forum held in Baltimore at the Health Care Financing Administration, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson and others discussed the delivery system for Medicare and Medicai…

Senator John Breaux (D-Louisiana) spoke at an AARP meeting about issues affecting older and retired persons. He talked about nursing homes, prescription drug insurance, and scams targeted a…

Tess Canja talked about the estate tax, Medicare, and social security and went over headline news stories. She also responded to audience plane calls, faxes, and electronic mail.

In the second set of hearings by the bipartisan commission, health economists said that Medicare is not as good as most private health insurance because it does not cover some items such as …

House and Senate Democrats heard testimony concerning both Democratic and Republican Medicare and Medicaid proposals. Several witnesses testified as to how these proposals would affect benef…

Senate democratic caucus meeting on the Federal budget and Medicare reform.

The Banking, Finance & Urban Affairs Subcommittee heard testimony from housing industry officials and federal and state administrators on federal standards for prefabricated housing. Manufac…