[inaudible] assistant secretary of defense for health affairs. Nd director of the health agencies. And Program Executive officer of Defense Health care and systems. T today, we have serious questions on how medical reforms have been accounted for in the president s budget for fiscal year 2021. We will have ce, members coming in and out. E are getting briefings on coindividual 19 covid19 as and there are other meetings going on but your full testimony is available. Last members had it night, like i did, to read through it. So well get started. Spectrum in the military Health Care System to benefit care, in many cases the justifications lacks adequate detail for the subcommittee to make informed decisions. And an update on the electronic system, m. S. H. Genesis. We look forward to hearing about these topics and more. To thank you for appearing before the subcommittee and now i want to recognize our distinguished mr. Calvert, for his comments. Mr. Calvert thank you, madam chairman. Thank
Virus cambodia faces up to the prospect of job losses. Begins its talks to avoid debt default. On aljazeera. And youre in the stream today as the United Nations sound the alarm for civilians in syria we ask is the world indifferent to. Join the conversation twitter. Stream or leave a comment on our live chat and you too can be in the story of. The United Nations warns that the world is facing the worst humanitarian catastrophe of the 21st century as the forces of syrian president Bashar Al Assad close in on the last opposition stronghold and the that announcement by the un comes as Opposition Forces backed by the Turkish Military regained the key town of soraya on thursday as hashim reports its the 1st significant reversal for the syrian army. And this is just a bit i leave on the streets. For the rebel commander this is just the beginning of a long push to recapture lost territory. Of this rocket is back on that old control we have managed to evict Syrian Army Russian all i am progove
Thank you for joining me today. It is a delight i thoroughly enjoyed your book. It is a timely subject as you may know im a pharmacist the only one serving in congress is also important that everyone would agree with that. And i find it interesting that you start the premise that the Health Care System is broken. Almost 70 percent of america say it is broken. I do think it will be a domestic policy issue in the next president ial election in a recent poll that said 35 percent rate healthcare as extremely important and 53 percent of americans support a singlepayer now 65 percent supports the Government Insurance plan and i call that the steppingstone approach to medicare for all. The proof is in the pudding if you look at what happened the last election cycle two years ago, my party, one year ago, the Republican Party we were ousted as a Majority Party in the reason was healthcare that many of us campaigned on repeal and replace unfortunately we came close but did not get that done and
Care system is broken and the polls say that 70 percent say it is broken. Right. I do think healthcare will be the number one domestic policy issue in the president ial election. In a recent poll that just came out from gallup that said 35 percent of the American People polled rate healthcare as extremely important as one of the issues and we have seen 53 percent of americans support singlepayer but now 65 percent are supporting the public option which is a supplemental Insurance Plan to compete i call it the steppingstone approach to government run healthcare. Host they say the proof is in the pudding if you look at the last election cycle two years ago, my party were ousted as the majority in the house to make the argument regarding healthcare and many of us campaign on repeal and replace and unfortunately we did not get that done and that was shown at the ballot box. Exactly. Donald trump won the presidency to say we will repeal and replace obama care and it is a disaster turning th
This House Appropriations subcommittee hearing is an hour ad a half good hour and half. [indiscernible] Surgeon General of the United States air force. Assistant secretary of state defense for health affairs. Director of health agency. Officer ofcutive health care and management system. Systems. Today, we have serious questions on how medical reforms have been accounted for in the president s budget for fiscal year 2021. We will have ce, members coming in and out. E are getting briefings on coindividual 19 covid19 as and there are other meetings going on but your full testimony is available. Last members had it night, like i did, to read through it. So well get started. Spectrum in the military Health Care System to benefit care, in many cases the justifications lacks adequate detail for the subcommittee to make informed decisions. The departments study on reducing and eliminating Certain Health Care Services at many military Treatment Facilities and an update on the departments Electr