Disability in context with both the senate bill emerging and the house bill. On behalf of roan and those who have a loved one with a disability, i ask unanimous consent that no motion to proceed to calendar no. 120, h. R. 1628, the American Health care act, be in order until the bill is jointly referred to the committee on finance and the committee on health, education, labor, and pensions. The presiding officer is there objection . Objection is heard. Ms. Klobuchar madam president. The presiding officer the senator from minnesota. Ms. Klobuchar madam president , one of the things that i would most like to work on at the cost is the cost of Prescription Drugs and i think we should make sensible changes to the Affordable Care act. But the bill that came over from the house doesnt really do that at all. And whether its bringing the costs down for seniors by having negotiations under Medicare Part d, whether its allowing for less expensive drugs to come in by generic drugs or from other c
Disability in context with both the senate bill emerging and the house bill. On behalf of roan and those who have a loved one with a disability, i ask unanimous consent that no motion to proceed to calendar no. 120, h. R. 1628, the American Health care act, be in order until the bill is jointly referred to the committee on finance and the committee on health, education, labor, and pensions. The presiding officer is there objection . Objection is heard. Ms. Klobuchar madam president. The presiding officer the senator from minnesota. Ms. Klobuchar madam president , one of the things that i would most like to work on at the cost is the cost of Prescription Drugs and i think we should make sensible changes to the Affordable Care act. But the bill that came over from the house doesnt really do that at all. And whether its bringing the costs down for seniors by having negotiations under Medicare Part d, whether its allowing for less expensive drugs to come in by generic drugs or from other c
Cable Television Companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. Senate republicans are planning a vote on a Health Care Law repeal and replace as early as next thursday. The legislation has not yet been made public or scored by the congressional budge office. Monday budget office. Monday Senate Democrats held the Chamber Floor to speak on the republican effort. Minority Party Members are protesting that Senate Republicans have not held Committee Hearings on the repeal and replacement legislation. Next, a portion of monday nights debate. We democrats are here on the take a stand against a bill thats a disaster for our o Nations Health care. Medicaid patients, families with loved ones in nursing homes, people who struggle with opioid addiction, women who rely on planned parenthood, people who work in the health care industry. And so we stand with them and for them f tonight. But we also stand for the American Public who is being left in the dark about what tru
Cable Television Companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. Senate republicans are planning a vote on a Health Care Law repeal and replace as early as next thursday. The legislation has not yet been made public or scored by the congressional budge office. Monday budget office. Monday Senate Democrats held the Chamber Floor to speak on the republican effort. Minority Party Members are protesting that Senate Republicans have not held Committee Hearings on the repeal and replacement legislation. Next, a portion of monday nights debate. We democrats are here on the take a stand against a bill thats a disaster for our o Nations Health care. Medicaid patients, families with loved ones in nursing homes, people who struggle with opioid addiction, women who rely on planned parenthood, people who work in the health care industry. And so we stand with them and for them f tonight. But we also stand for the American Public who is being left in the dark about what tru
Abrams with the Commonwealth Fund, and we thank them for their since medicaid was the medicareside program in 1965, it has grown into one of the most farreaching programs in our country, in terms of the number of people it serves as low as their health and life circumstances, and the cost of the program. It is run by the 50 states and territories within federal guidelines and financed by both the state and federal government. So while medicaid policy has National Implications it of course has major implications for states and their citizens as well. As we know, major changes to the Medicare Program have been at the forefront of recent Health Care Policy discussions and are included within legislative proposals in both the house and senate. Today we will talk about what those proposals are, how they would work, and what they would our in practice based on best evidence and projections. I just want to make a special note because while it is really easy for medicaid policy to get very won