Thank you, everyone, for coming. Im tim carney. Im a visiting fellow here at the american enter Price Institute as being the commentary editor at the Washington Examiner. We are here talking about health care and we want to ask a specific question about health care and its a question of the Free Enterprise side and the free market consentive or libertarian side dont always ask in latin or who benefits . I think sometimes people on the right or right of enter are uncomfortable with that question because they say why should it matter who benefits because we see Elizabeth Warren will say a tax cut is bad because rich people benefit, but i think its actually a very important thing to talk about. One definitely influences our debates. If you remember in the 2008 campaign and the passage of obamacare, barack obama certainly thought it was very important to point out that he was battling, you know, the Health Care Sector. That he was battling the drugmakers or he was battling the insurers and
Leading us off today. I think nothing could be better, really. I know were going to hear insights and suggestions and everybodys going to bevery energetic. So please welcome. First of all and i think theyre coming in from the side, doctor jenny columbo, Vice President of global patients and Scientific Affairs at kl pharmaceutical michelle ashman, the director federal advocacy and Alliance Development eli lilly. Doctor gwen nichols, chief medical officer at the leukemia and lymphoma society. Doctor erin oshea, president of the Howard Hughes institute. Doctor peggy amber, foreign secretary of the National Academy of medicineand former commissioner of the fda. And doctor janine clayton, director of the office of research on womens health. Our moderator this morning is doctor loosen the main. The evp and ceo of American Association of colleges pharmacy and im proud to say board member of Research America. Thank you all leaders, we look forward to this. My thanks to the organizers of the fo
Including medicare for all and the Affordable Care act. Analysts include healthcare policy experts and journalists. Thank you, everybody for coming. Continue to enjoy your lunch. Im tim carney, a visiting fellow here at American Enterprise institute as well as being the commentary editor at the Washington Examiner. We are here to talk about health care but i want to ask a a specific question about health care. Its a question that some people on the Free Enterprise side, the freemarket conservative or libertarian side dont always ask, who benefits. I think sometimes people on the right or right of center are uncomfortable with that question in policy debates because they say why should it matter who benefits . We see Elizabeth Warren will say tax cut is bad because rich people benefit. But i think its actually a very important thing to talk about. One influences are debates get a free member and 20 2008 campaign and the passage of obamacare, barack obama thought it was important to poin
The market is taking it is a positive sign, i am not sure it is entirely such a big step forward. David as you suggested, it depends on what is going on inside the white house and inside the president s mind. He has been adamant he wants a full loaf, not half a loaf. Is there any evidence you might not he might back off on that . Under a lot of pressure from the midwestern farmers, the base he has. Pledges of chinese purchases of soybeans and pork and other farm commodities might go a long way toward calming some of those concerns that make up a lot of his base. Like you said, we have not heard anything very solid that would suggest he is going to soften his stance at all. David Brendan Murray reporting from london on trade. Now we go to washington. Now we get if we had any doubt on what the white house strategy was dealing with the impeachment think, we got that question answered. Anna we got a letter from the white House Counsel to nancy pelosi saying there will be no cooperation wit
Were getting this going after votes. The house subcommittee will come to order. Brief Opening Statements and then two panels. Welcome all of you for coming. This is the Third Session of congress in which i have introduced legislation to ban the practice of surprise billing. Todays bipartisan hearing represents an initial effort by this committee to finally offer some relief to patients whove been bearing the brunt of a dispute between their insurers and some of their Health Care Providers. For patients, you can take all the right steps in attempting to see that your care network is covered but you may still face big bills. One in seven americans have received a surprise bill as part of receiving care at a hospital that is actually within their Insurance Network. The problem in san antonio, one of the communities that i represent, has been so extensive that jay avola has initiated an entire Television Series called show me your bill. And i think a quick video clip from that adequately d