The committee will come to order. I want to welcome everybody to todays hearing entitled americas Affordable Housing crisis, challenges and solutions. This is an important issue in this hearing will allow the committee to hear from experienced and welleducated witnesses that can provide more context on Affordable Housing policies and the sections of the tax code with the intent of mitigating this longtime set of problems in our society. As many of you are aware the last time we underwent a National Comprehensive revision of the tax code was in 1986. The passage of the tax reform act, that some Affordable Housing tax incentives were baked into statute with the lowIncome Housing tax credit being chief among them. Since then this important section of the tax code has enjoyed bipartisan support. Still, it is worth examining this particular laws we continue to wrap up our work on tax reform. Throughout todays hearing a one each member to keep in mind some Guiding Principles for tax reform.
Challenges for American Health care. This is about 90 minutes. Thank you all for coming back after the break. Appreciate it. Hi. Im david im the ceo of specific Business Group on health. First i want to thank them for sponsoring this meeting for us. It is across many points of view they have a strong stake for their own populations and for everybody in the country. Its important to note that while these are tremendous organizations that are investing a great deal in experimentation and learning they are not typical of american employers. Any small and medium sized employees around the country to influence health care. I think one thing well talk about is the implications for these kinds of strategies for other employers who have the same resources to effect the market. We think theres a lot to be learned. What i want to do is take a minute to transition between the first panel and the second and mention a few of the themes i think we have heard. We talk about implications for the marke
Challenges for American Health care. This is about 90 minutes. Thank you all for coming back after the break. Appreciate it. Hi. Im david im the ceo of specific Business Group on health. First i want to thank them for sponsoring this meeting for us. It is across many points of view they have a strong stake for their own populations and for everybody in the country. Its important to note that while these are tremendous organizations that are investing a great deal in experimentation and learning they are not typical of american employers. Any small and medium sized employees around the country to influence health care. I think one thing well talk about is the implications for these kinds of strategies for other employers who have the same resources to effect the market. We think theres a lot to be learned. What i want to do is take a minute to transition between the first panel and the second and mention a few of the themes i think we have heard. We talk about implications for the marke
The committee will come to order. Id like to welcome everyone to this morning steering and today were going to consider the nomination of seema verma to serve as administrator of the centers for medicare and medicaid services. Welcome, ms. Verma, to the we are so happy to have you here and your family as well. I appreciate your willingness to lead this key agency at this critical time. I see that your family has joined you here today to lend support. I extend a warm welcome to all of them and to you as well. Cms is the Worlds Largest health insurer, covering over onethird of the u. S. Population through medicare and medicaid alone. It has a budget of over one trillion dollars and it processes over 1. 2 billion claims a year for Services Provided to some of our nations most vulnerable citizens. Ms. Verma, having dealt with cms extensively in your capacity as a consultant to numerous state Medicaid Programs, you know full well the challenges the agency deals with on daily basis. I suspec
Call the Public Utilities commission to order mr. Secretary. Coordinating commissioner kwon commissioner caen is expected shortly and commissioner courtney that excused and we have quorum okay. Thank you commissioners you have the minutes of the october 25th meeting additions, deletions, or changes seeing none, can i have a motion. Ill move there is a motion that has been seconded any Public Comment . All in favor, say i. I. Opposed . The minutes are adopted. Next item. Is Public Comment this is a chance for any member of the public to comment to the commission under our jurisdiction that is not on the agenda foyer today any Public Comment . No okay seeing none, communications commissioners. Any comments or questions on the agenda any Public Comment on communication . Cool bosca im here to speak to item 5 e on our communication report at the request of your cac chair that is the first time for me to do that im here to calling your attention what is included a resolution passed its by t