For this exciting culinary session the next step in Health Reform, 2017 conference. This Year Partnership with the American Society of law, medicine and ethics with support for mark cosponsors we expanded the event to three Day Conference attracting speakers and attendees from multiple disciplines, the academy and practice. Apparently, this conference is timed with the launch of our new health law and policy program. For faculty and students will be partnering with you on important work in the areas of healthcare law and economics. Thank you, and join me in welcoming American University provost who will introduce our American University president , Sylvia Matthews. [applause] thank you dean and can morning to all of you. Its my pleasure to introduce the next keynote speaker, Sylvia Matthews burwell, the 15th president of the university. President burwell is a visionary leader with extensive experience in public and private sectors. For careers a testament to a lifelong commitment to ad
First of all, im an associate pastor at the Public Affairs American University and i am delighted to moderate this panel. Today were talking about private insurance subsidy first ever selection. Im sure everyone in this room knows prior to 2014 the private Insurance Market in the individual market was the wild west. People would buy Health Insurance that was fully inadequate and extremely expensive but on the other hand you had people with employerbased insurance who were very happy with it as the model if you like what you have, you can keep it. The aca was very much focused on changing and improving the private individual market but also preserving the employer supported Insurance Market. Today we will hear from for experts with unique and intricate knowledge about the development, implementation of the future of private insurance and individual market and elsewhere. You have their files and i wont read their list of expertise. First, we had joel michael, partner at mcdermitt, will a
Burwell shares her experiences from implementing the Affordable Care act. After her remarks, well get a presentation from the ceo and president of independence blue cross. Good morning good morning it is wonderful to feel such energy in this room. My name is camille nelson, and im honored to be the dean of American University Washington College of law. It is my great pleasure to welcome you to American University Washington College of law for this exciting Plenary Session of the next steps in Health Reform 2017 conference. This year, in partnership with the American Society of law, medicine, and ethics, and with the generous support from our cosponsors, we are thrilled to have expanded the event to a threeday conference, attracting speakers and attendees from multiple disciplines, the academy, and practice. Importantly, this conference is also timed with the launch of our new health law and policy program, and i know that our faculty and our students will be partnering with you on your
And ceo of independence blue cross. This is one hour and 20 minutes. Good morning. It is wonderful to feel such energy in this room. I am honored to be the dean of American University and it is my great pleasure to welcome you to American University Washington College of law for this exciting Plenary Session of the next steps in Health Reform 2017 congress. At this year in partnership with the American Society of law, medicine and ethics and generous support from our cosponsors, we are thrilled to expand to a threeday conference attracting speakers and attendees from multiple disciplines in the academy and practice. This conference is also timed with the launch of our new health, law and policy program. I know the faculty and students will be partnering with you on the very important work in the areas of healthcare, law and economics. Thank you and please join me in welcoming American University provost doctor scott bass who will introduce the American University president , Sylvia Bur
Jason Tuesday Morning to you. We will be talking about a whole lot of winds today in central you will feel it as you step out the door. The temperature in downtown s. That wind makes it feel a whole lot different on your skin. S get to amy sweezey who has her forecast. What are we talking when it temperature . Amy it is feeling windy. Not only is it windy and cool this morning, it is going to stay windy and cool all day long today. We may get a little bit of sunshine later today, but we have a lot of clout clouds left over. Tomorrow will be a lot of son, today will still have some lingering clouds. That will make it seem that much cooler and more blustery with the clouds and those take a look at our wind right now, 10, 15, 20 Miles Per Hour sustained wind. This is just the beginning. Those will get up to 25 or even 30 Miles Per Hour today. Here s the rain that rolled through the overnight hours. A couple of showers. Notice how there are still a lot of cloud cover left behind that. The