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June 6, 1996

Medicare Solvency

The House Ways and Means Committee heard testimony on the solvency of the Medicare trust fund. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and… read more

The House Ways and Means Committee heard testimony on the solvency of the Medicare trust fund. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala said the Medicare trust fund faced bankruptcy by 2001 and needed strengthening. Members debated possible soultions to the solvency problem including adding tax money to the fund, higher premiums for the services, or larger deductibles. close

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W.R. Archer Jr. U.S. Representative [R] Texas
Jim Bunning U.S. Representative [R] Kentucky

Dave Camp U.S. Representative [R] Michigan
Ben Cardin U.S. Representative [D] Maryland
Mac Collins U.S. Representative [R] Georgia
Phil English U.S. Representative [R] Pennsylvania
John Ensign U.S. Representative [R] Nevada
Harold E. Ford Sr. U.S. Representative [D] Tennessee
Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Representative [D] Florida
Amo Houghton U.S. Representative [R] New York
Nancy Johnson U.S. Representative [R] Connecticut
Barbara B. Kennelly U.S. Representative [D] Connecticut
Gregory Laughlin U.S. Representative [R] Texas
Sander Levin U.S. Representative [D] Michigan
Robert T. Matsui U.S. Representative [D] California
Jim McCrery U.S. Representative [R] Louisiana
Jim Nussle U.S. Representative [R] Iowa
Rob Portman U.S. Representative [R] Ohio
Charles B. Rangel U.S. Representative [D] New York
Robert E. Rubin Secretary Department of the Treasury
Donna E. Shalala Secretary Department of Health and Human Services
Pete Stark U.S. Representative [D] California
Bill Thomas U.S. Representative [R] California

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Program ID:: 72762-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Jun 06, 1996 | 7:56pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Jun 09, 1996 | 1:03pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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Jun 06, 1996 | 7:56pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Jun 06, 1996 | 11:20pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Jun 07, 1996 | 4:19am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Jun 09, 1996 | 1:03pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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