Engaged can have an impact. Just really make sure that everyone that isnt paying attention that goes out and votes has at least some information and im always pushing people to try and get that extra knowledge so they can have an informed vote, whichever party they vote for. Another thing i wanted to say is with the state of the union address, i was listening to the last couple of guests you had on the constitution. I just want to say that i think it is important to recognize that the congress and the president arent always supposed to work together. I think there is to be some amount of gridlock. And an executive order i think it has to be used to a certain amount. But to the amount that the president has said in the state of the union i think expands upon his power as the president. Host thanks for the call. We had a lengthy discussion on the constitution and the federalist papers and the use of executive authority by the president. If you want to respond. Guest i think the amount of
Medicare or medicaid patients. Dose to 60 of the work we is in this population of patients. I do notpendent know if that is the right word but im going to use it how dependent is the u. S. Health care system on the federal government and moneys from medicare and medicaid and other sources . Medicare represents about 23 of the 2. 4 trillion spent every year in health care in the country. Edicaid is another 16 i think the latest figures i have seen are about 39 of the 2. 4 trillion is medicare and medicaid. It is a major component of the health care spending. How would you describe the relationship between the mayo clinic and the federal government . We have had a long relationship with the federal government. Many, many decades working closely with them to advise them on policy and regulation and sharing our model. We believe our model of coordinated care focus on the patient provides better efficiency, safer care, better outcomes, and overall with lower cost. We have sure those message
They were buttoning that up. The house went into session this morning, that is to say, the Republican Caucus met. The speaker came up with a plan, or the leadership presented to members a plan, that was different, had more provisions going after obama care in it. It was divisive within the caucus. They did not have a consensus. The speaker came out and said, we havent decided what to do. Were still talking about it. But that had the effect of causing Mitch Mcconnell to hit the pause button on his talks with harry reid because the republican leader in the senate has little freedom to maneuver when the Republican House is working on an alternative to what hes negotiating with reid. I just got off the phone a few moments ago with the democratic leadership aide who says this hasnt collapsed but its on pause until we find out whats happened to the house plan. The house plan, because it didnt have the votes, when they left the meeting, may never get off the ground, but until that is determin
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