Health care leadership council. We have medical device manufacturers, Health Product distributors, and many more sectors pr sectors represented as well. But today im also speaking on behalf of a campaign that we call protect by doctor and me. Over 670 organizations from throughout the country representing patients, Health Care Providers, employers americanes with disabilities, veterans and others, have formerly urged congress to repeal the independent payment advisory board. Today, were going to share some information and perspective on iphav and what it means for Medicare Beneficiaries and those that compare medicare ben fish area res. We have alex valadka, president elect of American Association of neurological surgeons and director of the american board of neurological surgery. Bob blancato is executive director of National Association of nutrition and aging service proes grams. Also on the board of the society of aging. Bob spent nearly 20 years in the legislative and executive bra
Good afternoon, and thank you everyone for joining us today. Im mary grealy, president of Health Care Leadership council. We have hospitals, insurers, medical device manufacturers, Health Product distributors, and many more sectors represented as well. But today im also speaking on behalf of a campaign that we call protect my doctor and me. Over 670 organizations from throughout the country representing patients, Health Care Providers, employers, americans with disabilities, veterans and others, have formerly urged congress to repeal the independent payment advisory board. Today, were going to share some information and perspective on ipab and what it means for Medicare Program, for beneficiaries and for those who poifd health ca provide health care to those Medicare Beneficiaries. Let me introduce the panel. We have alex valadka, president elect of American Association of neurological surgeons and chair of the department of neurosurgery at Virginia Commonwealth University and also dir
Good afternoon, and thank you everyone for joining us today. Im mary grealy, president of Health Care Leadership council. We have hospitals, insurers, medical device manufacturers, Health Product distributors, and many more sectors represented as well. But today im also speaking on behalf of a campaign that we call protect my doctor and me. Over 670 organizations from throughout the country representing patients, Health Care Providers, employers, americans with disabilities, veterans and others, have formerly urged congress to repeal the independent payment advisory board. Today, were going to share some information and perspective on ipab and what it means for Medicare Program, for beneficiaries and for those who poifd health ca provide health care to those Medicare Beneficiaries. Let me introduce the panel. We have alex valadka, president elect of American Association of neurological surgeons and chair of the department of neurosurgery at Virginia Commonwealth University and also dir
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There was more reason to potentially raise rates a little bit more quickly. My own forecasts with four increases still has us at a 2 inflation rate and a full employment at the end of the year. Actually a little bit below. My forecast of the 4. 5 for on employment. Sep,is consistent with the below my estimate in the long run which is 4. 7 . Kathleen commercial real estate, is that one of the reasons you are pushing for the rate hike . Eric its one of the reasons i consider it. Kathleen is their support . Dots, and thene four with eric rosengren. You think there is a tilt . S a semester. Asymmetrical. Eric i can only speak for myself. My own view is that the economy is at the point where four can easily be justified. If it were to weaken, i would know what to do four. If the economy were to grow much more quickly and cause the Unemployment Rate to go down much more than on that im expecting, i want to do more than four. It is data dependent. If we had a Strong Enough economy, im not exp