Tax policy center. I will be replacing len berman next week, but the ever efficient Tax Policy Center is already putting me to work. First thing id like to do today is acknowledge our online audience who are with us. I encourage all yo all of you te your thoughts and observations using liveaturban. We ask you to email events at urban. Org. We will make a point to use these questions in the q a portion of the program. Im excited to be joining the Tax Policy Center, and i thank you all for joining us today to grapple with important issues surround our states fiscal futures. The panel will examine obstacles and opportunities governors and legislatures will face, and the decisions as they pass new budgets. That budget this year or budget process this year appears to be exceptionally challenging, given the uncertainty about what federal policy will look like in a wide range of areas. As the new Administration Stands up, and new policies are shaped, its important recall many of the programs
Using liveaturban. We welcome you to ask questions. Well make a point to use these questions and comments in the q and a portion of the program. Im excited to be joining the Tax Policy Center and i thank you for joining us today to grapple with important issues surrounding our states fiscal issues. The panel the examine opportunities governors and legislators will face and the decisions theyll face as they pass new budgets. The budget this year the budget process this year appears to be exceptionally challenging given the understanding of what federal policy will look like in a wide range of areas. As the new Administration Stands up and new policies are shaped, its important to recall that many programs being discussed are implemented at the state and local level. Educating our children, building roads is done by state and local governments with federal funds paying for about onethird of state expenditures. The federal government effects the overall agenda. Independent of expected fed
Welcome. I will be replacing lynn next week. But the ever efficient Tech Policy Center is already putting me to work. First thing id like to do today is acknowledge our online audience who are with us. I encourage all to share your thoughts and observations using hash tag live at urban. And for online viewers we welcome questions or share comments by e mailing events. Well make a point to use these in the q a portion of the program. Im really excited to be joining the center and i thank you all for joining us today to grapple with important issues surrounding our states fiscal future. The panel will examine obstacles and opportunities, governors and legislatures will face and the decisions they will face as they pass budgets. The budget this year or budget process this year appears to be exceptionally challenging given the uncertainty about what federal policy will look like in a wide range of areas. As the new Administration Stands up and new policies are shaped, it is important to re
Next, a look at the future of medicaid and how it could be impacted by proposed Health Care Policy changes hosted by the alliance for health reform. All right, were ready. Good afternoon. Welcome. Im sarah dash, im president and coceo for the alliance for health reform, and for those of you not familiar with us, the alliance is a nonpartisan, not for profit organization. Weve been around for 25 years, and our mission is to inform policy makers and help policy leaders on the most pressing Health Policy issues and get you guys the foundations of Health Policy, the evidence, and the practice, and today we are here to talk about one of the most pressing Health Policy issues that has been making a lot of headlines recently, and that is the Medicaid Program. Medicaid covers over 70 Million People, as we will hear, and it is responsible for taking care of very, very diverse populations with an enormous range of medical needs, from healthy newborn babies, to children with very special health c
And coceo for the alliance for health reform, and for those of you not familiar with us, the alliance is a nonpartisan, not for profit organization. Weve been around for 25 years, and our mission is to inform policy makers and help policy leaders on the most pressing Health Policy issues and get you guys the foundations of Health Policy, the evidence, and the practice, and today we are here to talk about one of the most pressing Health Policy issues that has been making a lot of headlines recently, and that is the Medicaid Program. Medicaid covers over 70 Million People, as we will hear, and it is responsible for taking care of very, very diverse populations with an enormous range of medical needs, from healthy newborn babies, to children with very special health care needs, to low income adults, people with serious illness and disability, and more. With serious illness and disability, and more. As we all know, recent legislation proposed the American Health care act wouldve made major