The subcommittee will come to order. Good morning to all and welcome to the labor hhs and education appropriations subcommittee. Were here today for another oversight hearing. This time, with Administration Officials and members of the Departments Office of Inspector General to discuss the recently released report on the Mental Health needs of children in the care of the department of health and Human Services, unaccompanied Children Program. I want to thank our witnesses for being here today. And maxwell, office of the Inspector General, department of health and Human Services. Jonathan hayes, who is the director of the office of Refugee Resettlement. The department of health and Human Services. And jonathan white, department of health and Human Services. This hearing is really part of our oversight responsibility which we take very, very seriously. We must. Considerable taxpayer resources are at stake. And something even more presscis is at stake, the mental and physical well being o
Human services unaccompanied Children Program. I want to thank the witnesses for being here today. And maxwell, the office of Inspector General department of health and Human Services, Jonathan Hayes, director of the office of Refugee Resettlement department of health and Human Services and jonathan white, commander Public Health service commissioned. This hearing is part of our oversight responsibility which we take this hearing is really part of our oversight responsibility which we take very seriously. Taxpayer resources are at stake and something even more precious is at stake and that is the mental and physical wellbeing of children. That is why the office of Inspector Generals report was so alarming. It confirms our worst fears that intentional policy choices by this administration created what i would call a Mental Health crisis which the office of Inspector General said health and Human Services and the office of Refugee Resettlement failed to address. It is a crisis of deliber
Of the department of health and Human Services unaccompanied Children Program. I want to thank the witnesses for being here today. And maxwell, the office of Inspector General department of health and Human Services, Jonathan Hayes, director of the office of Refugee Resettlement department of health and Human Services and jonathan white, commander Public Health service commissioned. This hearing is part of our oversight responsibility which we take very seriously something even more precious is at stake and that is the mental and physical wellbeing of children. That is why the office of the Inspector General report was so alarming. It confirms our worst fears that intentional policy choices by this administration created what ive called a Mental Health crisis which the office of the Inspector General said health and Human Services and the office of Refugee Resettlement fails to address. It is a crisis of deliberate government sanctioned child abuse. We must stop the problems inflicted
And members of the Departments Office of Inspector General to discuss the recently released report on the Mental Health needs of children and the care of the department of health and Human Services unaccompanied Children Program. I want to thank the witnesses for being here today. And maxwell, the office of Inspector General department of health and Human Services, Jonathan Hayes, director of the office of Refugee Resettlement department of health and Human Services and jonathan white, commander Public Health service commissioned. This hearing is part of our oversight responsibility which we take very seriously something even more precious is at stake and that is the mental and physical wellbeing of children. That is why the office of the Inspector General report was so alarming. It confirms our worst fears that intentional policy choices by this administration created what ive called a Mental Health crisis which the office of the Inspector General said health and Human Services and th
Enclosures in the best way forward and handling payment disputes. This is two hours and 20 minutes [inaudible conversations] the committee on Health Education labor and will come to order. Senator murray has an important meeting right now and she has asked me to proceed with the hearing because we have six excellent witnesses and we want to make sure that we hear from each of you. We want the senators to have a chance to ask questions of each of these so patty should arrive around 10 lock. When she comes we will enter and let her make her Opening Statement and then we will resume the hearing. Good morning senator murphy. Nearly a year ago after brent james from the National Academy testified before the Senate Health committee with a startling statistic. Up 21 2 of what the American People spend on Health Care May be unnecessary. Let me repeat that. Up to half of the 3. 5 trillion the United States collectively spent on health care in 2017 was unnecessary according to dr. James and many