Please come to order. We have a vote at 11 45 but that should leave us an opportunity to hear from our witnesses and have good time for questions. I told our witnesses that i was to d lited to be talking about something other than the individual Health Insurance market. And im really quite serious about that because we know that the larger issues in health care are much more than the 6 of the people whom have to buy their Health Insurance in the individual Health Insurance market. So were glad to have this discussion and a subject on which both republicans and democrats have a lot of interest and we look forward to your advice. Today were holding a hearing to look at what can be done to encourage people to make healthier lifestyle choices to help prevent serious illnesses and reduce Health Care Costs. Senator murray and i will each have an Opening Statement and then well introduce the witnesses. After the witnesses team, senators will each have five minutes of questions. Let me say i w
Please come to order. We have a vote at 11 45 but that should leave us an opportunity to hear from our witnesses and have good time for questions. I told our witnesses that i was to d lited to be talking about something other than the individual Health Insurance market. And im really quite serious about that because we know that the larger issues in health care are much more than the 6 of the people whom have to buy their Health Insurance in the individual Health Insurance market. So were glad to have this discussion and a subject on which both republicans and democrats have a lot of interest and we look forward to your advice. Today were holding a hearing to look at what can be done to encourage people to make healthier lifestyle choices to help prevent serious illnesses and reduce Health Care Costs. Senator murray and i will each have an Opening Statement and then well introduce the witnesses. After the witnesses team, senators will each have five minutes of questions. Let me say i w
For west ham in the league cup. They came from two goals down to beat spurs, relieving some of the pressure on manager slaven bilic. In Flanders Fields the poppies blow between the crosses row on row. Well also be marking the launch of this years poppy appeal with one of the most poignant poems of world war i. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Some lovely pictures from last night of the aurora borealis. Today for scotland, Northern Ireland and the north of england, we are looking at a day of sunshine, showers and blustery wind. For the rest of in london and wales, a bit of cloud around and some of us are seeing some rain but i will tell you where in 15 minutes. Thanks, carol. Good morning. First, our main story. More than 300,000 people are leaving the workforce every year because of insufficient support for Mental Health problems. A report commissioned by the government says the human cost of this is huge and that the loss to the economy runs into tens of billions of pounds. No
Please come to order. We have a vote at 11 45 but that should leave us an opportunity to hear from our witnesses and have good time for questions. I told our witnesses that i was delighted to be talking about something other than the individual Health Insurance market. And im really quite serious about that because we know that the larger issues in health care are much more than the 6 of the people, every one of whom is important, who have to buy their Health Insurance in the individual Health Insurance market. So were glad to have this discussion and a subject on which both republicans and democrats have a lot of interest and we look forward to your advice. Today were holding a hearing to look at what can be done to encourage people to make healthier lifestyle choices to help prevent serious illnesses and reduce Health Care Costs. Senator murray and i will each have an Opening Statement and then well introduce the witnesses. After the witness testimony, senators will each have five mi
Time being anyway, south of philadelphia. It is down into delaware, dunn toward southern shore points, that is where we are starting to see early on here in the day some light precipitation. Here in philadelphia we are dry and even as we head further off to the north and west it really dries out. Storm scan three maybe shows a break in the cloud, up toward poconos, overall it doesnt look like we will be seeing too much sunshine. It will be an overcast afternoon. Take a look outside, kutztown area 65 degrees but muggy. We have had showers through overnight hours in the Lehigh Valley and now it is a foggy start to our saturday in a few areas just north of philadelphia driving around, maybe in the Lehigh Valley, this morning, just take a eye out and see what is going on, and, and, and temperatures, and, 51 in the poconos, and shore at 75. Overall, a quiet start to the day with winds that are very light. Eyewitness Weather Forecast for the region we have a high of 81, overcast a few light