Well call the subcommittee back to order and thank everyone for their forbearance. We have concluded with member Opening Statements. The chair would remind members, pursuant to committee rules, all members Opening Statements will be made part of the record. And we do want to thank our witnesses for being here today, taking time to testify before the subcommittee on this important issue. Each witness will have the opportunity to give an opening statement, followed then by questions from members. Again, previously mentioned our witnesses, but today we will hear from mr. Michael holmes, ceo cook executive Health Services. Jami snyder, and ms. Cindy mann. We appreciate you being here today. Mr. Holmes, you are recognized for five minutes for an opening statement, please. Thank you, chairman burgess, ranging member green, members of the subcommittee. My name is mike holmes. Im the ceo of cook Health Services, providing mental, dental, Behavioral Health care, in nine locations to more than 1
Well call the subcommittee back to order and thank everyone for their forbearance. We have concluded with member Opening Statements. The chair would remind members, pursuant to committee rules, all members Opening Statements will be made part of the record. And we do want to thank our witnesses for being here today, taking time to testify before the subcommittee on this important issue. Each witness will have the opportunity to give an opening statement, followed then by questions from members. Again, previously mentioned our witnesses, but today we will hear from mr. Michael holmes, ceo cook executive Health Services. Jami snyder, and ms. Cindy mann. We appreciate you being here today. Mr. Holmes, you are recognized for five minutes for an opening statement, please. Thank you, chairman burgess, Ranking Member green, members of the subcommittee. My name is mike holmes. Im the ceo of Cook Area Health Services, providing mental, dental, Behavioral Health care, in nine locations to more t
Well call the subcommittee back to order and thank everyone for their forbearance. We have concluded with member Opening Statements. The chair would remind members, pursuant to committee rules, all members Opening Statements will be made part of the record. And we do want to thank our witnesses for being here today, taking time to testify before the subcommittee on this important issue. Each witness will have the opportunity to give an opening statement, followed then by questions from members. Again, previously mentioned our witnesses, but today we will hear from mr. Michael holmes, ceo cook executive Health Services. Jami snyder, and ms. Cindy mann. We appreciate you being here today. Mr. Holmes, you are recognized for five minutes for an opening statement, please. Thank you, chairman burgess, Ranking Member green, members of the subcommittee. My name is mike holmes. Im the ceo of Cook Area Health Services, providing mental, dental, Behavioral Health care, in nine locations to more t
Host we welcome for the first time freshmen democratic congresswoman Pramila Jayapal from washington. On twitter yesterday, you and some of your colleagues took to calling the new republican repeal and replace law why did you call it in that . Money fromakes regular people for Quality Health care, subsidies and gives it to Insurance Companies and Drug Companies and it is ultimately not going to cover the people who needed a moat. We call the wealth care. They are pushing it through without a hearing, without a cbo score, without any of the information we need to look at the plan and see what it is. The plane,u look at is there any areas of compromise you can see . Guest they recognize we need Medicaid Expansion. A number of governors, republican governors, put their foot down and said you cannot take this away. What they did with the expansion is cut it and cap the benefits. There is a pause on how they will fund some of the things. They also have said we need things like preexisting c
Facebook. Com cspan. Here are a couple of the front pages this morning. Heres the Washington Times. Conservatives call for delay of repeal vote on obamacare. The New York Times says republicans face dilemma on health bill. And here is the Washington Post, g. O. P. Holdouts leaves Health Care Bills vote in doubt. Jennifer haberkorn with politico, where do we stand with the Health Care Bill . Guest i think your definition of uncertainty is the right way to put it. Republican leaders still are planning to put the vote today. They never set a time for this bill except to they told members yerl this week it would be a late night. But as of right now they dont have the 215 votes that they would need. Paul ight House Speaker ryan met with the tuesday group, a group of moderates, and members left that meeting and still werent really excited about what was in this bill. One of the leaders of that group, charlie dent from pennsylvania, put out a statement late last night saying he would be a no