Abide by the rigid man daytodays under the law. The Congressional Budget Office estimates the law results in 2. 5 million fewer fulltime jobs reflecting what we heard over and over again from employers who have no choice but to cut hours or delay hiring because of the laws burden mandates. Prices skyrocket. Health Insurance Companies are seeking rate increases of, quote, 20 to 40 or more. Markets are still adjusting to the quote, shock waves, set off by the Affordable Care act. After nearly 2 trillion in new government spending, its estimated more than 25 million individuals still lack basic Health Care Coverage. Yet, just last month, president obama said the law, quote, work the out better than some of us anticipated, close quote. Of course, for those who oppose this government takeover of health care, this is precisely what we anticipated and preciseprecise ly why the American People deserve a better approach. In closing, madam secretary, thank you for joining us this morning. It is
Information with regard to the question of premium cigars and how they are or are not sold to children. That was a part of what we are trying to do. And we are reviewing that. And we are in the middle of that process now. Having said that, as we are in that process, a part of your question was the recognition of small employers. And that is something that will be taken into consideration no matter where the rule ends, its something i think is very important that we do as we think about implementation. And so wherever the rule making comes out, as we are in a process. But i do want to recognize the point that youve made, which is making implementation for small employers and small institutions possible, whatever it is. Its something we consider a real priority and something we believe no matter where you are we can work on as part of the implementation. The proposed deeming rule has been under consideration for more than a year. Regulatory uncertainty is exceptionally challenging for Sm
Disease in virtually all of the countries around the world. I was just impressed as i walked through the poster sessions at aaic how many of the posters were researchers from korea, thailand, china, japan, et cetera, who were coming here to washington to share their knowledge and their perspective on the disease. Its a global disease, for sure. Its not affecting western countries. I want to throw one more question in here which is in terms of having a National Plan and harnessing all of the different groups working on this from the Research Community to big pharma to universities, government, et cetera. Three years ago, the Obama Administration released a National Plan to address alzheimers and the goal was struck me as exceedingly ambitious. By 2025, so in ten years to be able to prevent and effectively treat alzheimers disease. Does that strike you both as realistic . Ten years . The way we look at it its an aspirational goal. We absolutely want to be there by 2025, and i think the e
[inaudible conversations] this hearing will come to order. Good afternoon. I welcome all of you, veterans, caregivers and advocates, especially my former colleague, senator Elizabeth Dole, who is an extraordinary advocate for military caregivers. Our military families, heroes and plain clothing are serving in American Cities and communities every single day. The effects of military Service Often do not end with a tour of duty. For many veterans and their families, the journey sometimes extends for a lifetime. For some with both visible and invisible scars from a transition home is not easy. Recovery two can take decades. Along the way, mothers, fathers, wives, husbands and other family members and friends step in to serve. Today we will focus on those who care for americans veterans. In the United States, there are fivepoint is million military caregivers. These family members and loved ones provide care on a constant and routine basis to our veterans. They are often vital in assisting
This hearing will come to order. Good afternoon. I welcome all of you veterans, caregivers and advocates, especially my former colleague , senator Elizabeth Dole who has been an extranet advocate for military caregivers. Our military families, heroes in plain clothing are serving in americas cities and communities every single day. The effects of military service do not end with a tour of duty. For many veterans and their family, the journey sometimes extends for a lifetime. For some with both visible and invisible scars, the transition home is not easy. Recovery to can take decades. Along the way, mothers, fathers, wives, and other family members and friends step in to serve. Today we will focus on those who care for americans veterans. In the United States there are 5. 5 million military caregivers. These family members and loved ones provide care on a constant and routine basis to our veterans. They are often vital in assisting veterans to make the transition all the way home. Milit