Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the newly refurbished, excuse me, well, i want to call it the oversight Investigation Committee room which is sometimes used by energy and commerce, and what a but beautiful room. It is more conducive to the good hearing. This is the the first one of the 115th congress and welcome here, and welcome in the Witnesses Today. This is the and welcome back to my friend and colleague Ranking Member from colorado. This is our Medicaid Oversight Committee on existing problems and ways to strengthen the program. We are convened to examine a critical component of the Affordable Care act, medicaid and medicare expansion. It covers over 70 million americans and accounts for more than 15 of the Health Care Spending in the United States. In 2015 alone, the federal taxpayers spent over 350 billion on medicaid and the costs continue to rise each year according to the congressional budget office, and the shares are expected to rise significantly in the coming the decad
Hike. Gunderson health plans will see a 20 jump. Medica plans to raise rates 19 and avera will rise 5 . All those hikes are for individual plans. About 55,000 people enrolled for plans on iowas exchange this year. Also, at this hour, the red cross is trying to bump up the blood supply calling the level of donations critically low from the summer months when many regular donors are often away. At the cedar rapids marriott. Brea, now that school is back in, red cross leaders are looking to get back to a normal level. The American Red Cross warns blood supplies in iowa and across the nation are critically low in summer months. Thats because many people are on vacation and dont take the time to donate. It is holding a blood drive today at the cedar rapids marriott until 1 00 pm. You can also donate anytime by contacting your local American Red Cross on sunday afternoon, concerns over a office. On sunday afternoon, concerns in the tv9 viewing area. Conditions were just right last night to p
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When Indiana lawmakers next converge upon the Statehouse for interim committee meetings, they’ll take on artificial intelligence (AI), Medicaid spending and more — but they won’t take another look at
The Legislative Council, which is made up of eight members from the Indiana Senate and eight members from the Indiana House of Representatives, released topics for interim study on Tuesday.