By the end of this month. The step is not so big that 18 million americans, songwriters to government workers, those who dont get Health Insurance from the government or on the job, 18 million is only 6 of those who have helped her in in america, so that is the individual market. Nearly 300 million americans have insurance. Health insurance. Buy it from a market. 18 millionthat is 6 of all of the insured, and 9 million of those 18 million have no Government Health to by their insurance. Byy are the ones most hurt higher premiums and higher copays and deductibles. Let us take someone in tennessee. Making 35 million 35,000 a year receives no tax benefit to cover his 7,100 per year premiums. She takes him 91,000 after taxes, which means a fit of her takehome pay is spent on premium, and this does not include detectables or copays. Next year, the Tennessee Department of insurances premiums are going to go up as an average of 42 , an increase of 1500 and 3000 more in premiums next year, and
Health care are much more than the 6 of the people, everyone was important, who would have to buy their insurance and the individual Health Insurance market. We are glad to have this discussion and its a subject on which both republicans and democrats have a lot of interest. To your advice. We are holding a hearing today to look at what can be done to encourage people to make healthier lifestyle choices to help prevent serious illnesses and reduce Health Care Costs. And i will each have an Opening Statement and then we will introduce the witnesses. Testimony,itnesses there will be five minutes of questions from the senators. I want to thank senator murray ar her leadership and being straightforward negotiating partner on our efforts to present to the senate a limited bipartisan bill to stabilize the andrance market during 2018 2019. She and i will go to the Senate Floor Today at 1 00 p. M. And make a brief statement. And put the text of the in the congressional record. The senators can
Please come to order. We have a vote at 11 45 but that should leave us an opportunity to hear from our witnesses and have good time for questions. I told our witnesses that i was to d lited to be talking about something other than the individual Health Insurance market. And im really quite serious about that because we know that the larger issues in health care are much more than the 6 of the people whom have to buy their Health Insurance in the individual Health Insurance market. So were glad to have this discussion and a subject on which both republicans and democrats have a lot of interest and we look forward to your advice. Today were holding a hearing to look at what can be done to encourage people to make healthier lifestyle choices to help prevent serious illnesses and reduce Health Care Costs. Senator murray and i will each have an Opening Statement and then well introduce the witnesses. After the witnesses team, senators will each have five minutes of questions. Let me say i w
Please come to order. We have a vote at 11 45 but that should leave us an opportunity to hear from our witnesses and have good time for questions. I told our witnesses that i was to d lited to be talking about something other than the individual Health Insurance market. And im really quite serious about that because we know that the larger issues in health care are much more than the 6 of the people whom have to buy their Health Insurance in the individual Health Insurance market. So were glad to have this discussion and a subject on which both republicans and democrats have a lot of interest and we look forward to your advice. Today were holding a hearing to look at what can be done to encourage people to make healthier lifestyle choices to help prevent serious illnesses and reduce Health Care Costs. Senator murray and i will each have an Opening Statement and then well introduce the witnesses. After the witnesses team, senators will each have five minutes of questions. Let me say i w
Political. As we sometimes feel like were picking up the pieces of problems that are outside of her hands. The people need this assistance but we need to find a Legal Solutions to these complex. Thank you. Thank you for the excellent answer. Thank you all so much for your testimony here today, we are in something that is an annual event, budget, with ten, 20, 30 votes maybe today so we apologize to you, the way in which today is going to be conducted, but it doesnt in any way reduce the thanks we have for you and impressive nature of your testimony to take you so much. This hearing is adjourned. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2017] on friday, cspan set down with Hillary Clinton to discuss her recent book. She talked about her recent. Speech given by george w. Bush on the current state of american politics. Talked aboutbush the cru