Alexander announced he will hold hearings now talking about Bipartisan Legislation to strengthen the individual markets in 2018 so lets start there so what is your sense . I think there is a lot of consensus on what is needed to shore up or strengthenre the Affordable Care act marketplace. Into going into 2017 there is a lot of evidence that Insurance Companies are starting to find their footing but the policy of sir in the coming out of washington if they will repeal the aca all of that uncertainty is causing Insurance Companies very nervous about participation so Going Forward is we dont know those key decisions to give that confidence. But first that announcement that sabrina mentioned. Now they have some decisions to make so the biggest is if they commit to a monthly Insurance Companies that is called cost sharing reduction that basically means instead of paying 6,000 1,000 deductible it might be much lower that is big money. That is several billion dollars it is also a matter of g
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
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
Tracking the rain. Pat, back to you. See you again with the full forecast. Thanks, dave. A violent stabbing in williamsburg, brooklyn, a man was attacked and robbed him of his cell phone and left him critically wounded. This happened at 2 15 this morning. Thats where we find marc santia this midday. Marc. Reporter they tell me the victim is still in critical condition. It started there on the was approached by those three guys. They took his cell phone. After he handed them the cell phone, the men slashed him in his chest and back. With tears in her eyes, donna monday tal voe tries to process what happened in front of her house hours ago. A vicious attack left a man critically injured and this grandmother says it could have easily been her family that was victimized. I was with my daughter. Anybody. As word spreads through this williamsburg section, neighbors are hoping for an arrest to bring a sense of peace. This neighborhood is for you, for me. It could be you next time, it could be
In my state, they go from 4. 6 to 22. 5 . I want to thank my colleagues for their efforts to come up with Common Sense Solutions to ensure americans will have access to high quality and the lowest cost possible and we must respect the relationship between the patient and doctor. Thank you very much. Chair, thanks. Gentle lady, now recognize mr. Green, five minutes for questions. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Thank the witnesses for being here today and the work you do. Let me talk a little bit texas experience. Under the Affordable Care act, millions of americans were able to access Vital Health Care resources in our communities. In my state, texas, realized the following benefits. During the last Enrollment Period, 1. 3 selected marketplace plan. 48 of those individuals were new consumers. Unfortunately, 1. 2 million individual whose were otherwise covered remain uninsured, because texas failed to expand to medicaid. 51,000 are my constituents. As of 2015, the a ca provided over 470 millio