Subcommittee onoversight and investigations will now come to order. The subcommittee is holding a hearing entitled sabotage Trump Administration attack on healthcare. The purpose is to examine the efforts of the center for medicaid and Medicaid Services to ensure quality and Affordable Healthcare are all americans. The chair recognizes herself for five minutes or an opening statement. Its no secret the Trump Administration has worked to sabotage health care in this country. On his first day in Office President trump issued an executive order directing all federal agencies to dismantle the Affordable Care act to the maximum extent by law. And ever since then, the Trump Administration has worked tirelessly to undermine the aca and other Critical Health programs at every turn. In her role as administrator. For the centers of medicare and Medicaid Services, seema verma has been behind many of this administrations effort to undermine healthcare. Despite her role, today is the first time adm
See a doctor. They tell us they are afraid that they think when they get sick that ability might be taken away from the. These are real concerns and they deserve real solutions. So today we will examine liberal proposals that say they speak to these concerns. One proposal is called medicare for all. This is a proposal that would outlaw private coverage and put almost all of us on a government run plan. And it is a support, bill that would implement it is supported by almost half of all House Democrat members, 14 senators including four who are running for president. Another proposal which i will call medicare for all flight just for the sake of ease of reference is all americans the ability role in a new government run plan. And on the surface i think these ideas seem like they are easy solutions but and if any of what you look at we see slim majorities to majorities of americans saying theyre interested in them. Today we are going to learn more about what these proposals will do, whet
[inaudible conversations] the committee on Health Education and labor and pensions will come to order. Senator murray has an important meeting right now and she is asked me too proceed with the hearing because we have six excellent witnesses and we want to make sure we hear from each of you and we want the senators to has questions of each of you. So patty should arrive at about ten. When she comes we will interrupt and let her make her Opening Statement and we will resume the hearing. Good morning senator murphy. Nearly a year ago doctor brent james from the National Academy testify before Senate Health committee with a startling statistic up to one half of the American People spend on healthcare may be unnecessary. Let me repeat that, up to half of the 3. 5 trillion, the United States collectively spent on healthcare in 2017 was unnecessary according to doctor james and many of the other witnesses at our hearings agreed with that. That is 1. 8 trillion, three times as much as we spen
Ladies and gentlemen, coming. Our topic today is medicare, the largest care player in the american, a huge growing federal entitlement. And a little more than ten years, medicare will increase in enrollment from 65 million to nearly 80 million enrollees and total Program Spending will double today, roughly. Its 1 trillion. And within ten years it will be nearly 2 trillion. At the same time, medicare is changing. Today, half of all seniors are enrolled in Medicare Advantage or a system of private coverage, which is the alternative to traditional medicare. And Medicare Advantage is a defined contribution. And what that means is, is that the government makes a contribution on behalf of a beneficiary to the beneficiary chosen plan. Given current trends, Medicare Advantage will soon be the dominant form of medicare. The question before the house and before the nation is a very, very big one. That is, how do we provide high quality medical care to a huge and, rapidly growing older population
Largest care player in the american, a huge growing federal entitlement. And a little more than ten years, medicare will increase in enrollment from 65 million to nearly 80 million enrollees and total Program Spending will double today, roughly. Its 1 trillion. And within ten years it will be nearly 2 trillion. At the same time, medicare is changing. Today, half of all seniors are enrolled in Medicare Advantage or a system of private coverage, which is the alternative to traditional medicare. And Medicare Advantage is a defined contribution. And what that means is, is that the government makes a contribution on behalf of a beneficiary to the beneficiary chosen plan. Given current trends, Medicare Advantage will soon be the dominant form of medicare. The question before the house and before the nation is a very, very big one. That is, how do we provide high quality medical care to a huge and, rapidly growing older population, often at a cost that is affordable not only to seniors, but a