David rolf on the movement to increase workers wages. And those are just a few of the programs youll see this weekend. For a complete schedule, go to booktv. Org. Booktv, 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors. Television for serious readers. And now we kick off the weekend with vicki algers critical look at the u. S. Department of education. [inaudible conversations] hello and welcome to the heritage foundation. Im andrew parks, the assistant director of lectures and seminars. Thank you all for joining us today. I just wanted to take the opportunity to remind everyone in house to silence your cell phones. For anyone watching on line, youre welcome to submit questions by emailing speaker heritage. Org. Hosting todays program is Lindsey Burke, the wills gellman fellow here at the heritage foundation. She focus on empowering families with School Choice. With that, ill hand it every to lindsey. Thank you, andrew, and thanks to everyone for being here today and everyone watching online a
So there is some things we need to decide to figure out how were Going Forward the short answer we have at the end of the year last year, we had identified a couple of specific items that we had identified as risks the biggest ones were the reduction the capitated rate for medical expansion population and this is about 167 167 million and an associated i g t that rates had been going to i pack we had the fund retired were drawing them out in fiscal year 20162017 to cover that shortfall in fiscal year 20172018 we are doing a similar were taking a similar approach to draw fund reserved but we anticipate is that well be doing that in a one time basis and then resolving the issues that are underlying the needs to draw from reserves the budget Going Forward so really not be independent on drawing from the reserve year after year were trying to use it as a way to capture on things unforeseeable and clean up things Going Forward in the budget and i think your suths e suggesting we want the re
Someone that is predisposed and it was useful in guiding them as were going ongoing through the epidemic i was wondering an opportunity to learn how the department handles communications. Im a little bit concerned. But cnn and fox and everybody the headlines by far most serious than ebola what is the role we think your department in terms of corrective communications or an updated accommodations the facts are the best way to get things out i find it effective as well as perhaps meeting some of the conditions of the Latino Community who is traveling back and forth and may have higher concerns. Right for the Latino Community that is actually a lot of dlament and intensive communication from the Health Organization theyve been good about getting out the information in english and spanish we agree were actively the process of redesigning how to communicate with the physicians at the city level we have a new vendor that is working on Emergency Communications for the city fast and were going
We did have a lot of major media that came into this event and this room has been bursting through the seams. When you go back to the newsroom please insist your editors like you do their job. [applause] thank you for coming we have a special treat for you. Those red tickets, those are for a complimentary beverage that are served over at the bar. Appear they should have been here, seek them out and talk to them. The important part of the conference is about to begin and we want to remind you the audio of all of these presentations will be available on that website. Thank you so much for coming. [applause] one more thing i would like to thank the washington report publisher whos been sitting here and his whole generation of leaders, ralph nader who is here come the Harriet Fulbright and others in this room and the many students that came to. Audience members, exhibitors and advertisers we couldnt have had this without your help. Thank you. Enjoy your drinks. [inaudible conversations] [i
Senator orrin hatch chairs the subcommittee. This is just over an hour. The meeting will come to order. Its a pleasure to welcome everyone here this morning. Well be talking with representatives from the office of Inspector General, and from the Government Accountability office about their ongoing oversight work with respect to health care. Gov. And enrollment in the federal Health Insurance marketplace. I want to thank both entities for their hard work on these issues and acknowledge the contributions they made to help this committee perform more accurate and timely oversight. No secret ive been a fan of the socalled Affordable Care act. The evidence overwhelmingly shows that i and the many others oppose this from the beginning has been right all along. The facts speak for themselves. Republicans signed into law, hhs, lig and gao have released at least 6 dozen reports detailing various operation and information issues. Detailing the numerous areas where the law has fallen short. These