Billion a year in wasted spending on health care. He man is the secondbiggest provider of the Medicare Health plan. From the city club of cleveland this is about one hour. Good afternoon. Welcome to the city club of cleveland. I and the president of the board of directors. I am delighted to introduce bruce broussard, the president and ceo of humana, at a fortune 100 insurance provider and administrators serving over 11 million customers. Over the past four years, the issue of health care has been at the center of our nations great policy debates with implications beyond the Healthcare Industry impacting our larger fiscal policy and important social concerns. We are fortunate to have mr. Bruce broussard to discuss this policy. Prior to joining humana in 2011 he was an executive with a corporation and the u. S. Oncology. Large producers and providers of healthcare products. With that background, he brings to our podium a Broad Perspective on the Health Care Issues facing our country. He
That is the opinion of eugene robinson. Alabama on theom democrats line. Caller i heard a congresswoman yesterday who said there was only to the blaze through the problem. He said one was raising taxes. The other, i cannot remember. I think the other was cutting programs. I feel like the only way they are going to fix it is by cutting programs or taxing businesses. I have looked at statistics. It said some corporations like exxon and walmart have more income. I do not understand how they do not owe more. We spend every day on these people. They are making millions and millions. It is amazing that they should not sit in on anything except to help the regulate everything. It is amazing to me. Host we are asking the question on our Facebook Page. Will this congress be different . We welcome your comments. 78 are saying no. 17 are saying yes, it will be different. Roman joins us on the line for republicans. Caller as far as will congress be different, i would like to say it will, but i hav
Standalone vs. The 11 on site units that were not originally proposed the variation has broad support within the Housing Community and the constituency recognized the building type and Housing Project while this is indeed a unique circumstance it is the 181 fremont area says they can participate in the area and become actually members downtown so again, i ask for your support. Thank you. Once again kevin with the planning staff just for a little bit of project background in december of 2012 the Commission Approved the entitlements for the Fremont Project would demolish two and 3 Story Building and construct a building containing about 4 hundred square feet of office space and greener retail space and subterranean off Street Parking it creates a bridge to the city park located on top of of the Transit Center so it will be demolished and construction underway it is located within the district that is to the privately owned parcels the plan requires for instance with state law 35 percent
Verify the fact this particular project will be on board as the rates as well as the cost of living increases in the proposal so i think its a winwin in that ma many ways and im total in support of this i think it is very well done and looking forward to seeing this building completd completed. Commissioner johnck. Im also in support but a question on what this says about our fees i mean, if this developer is willing to pay 2 and a half times than our normal fee what does that say about our fees is it too low maybe this is downtown theres less office how is our fee if we can come up with an opportunity clause with the 13 how is the fcalculated. Ill be honest i dont know how the fee is calculated its done at the Mayors Office of housing it is upgraded annually to reflect the changes in the cip and the amount of discount through the affordable units youve raised an interesting point the fee as an amount and whether or not that needs to be recease and perhaps well work to get a schedule o
Polling. If you go two doors down from my home theres a had unit building thats a rental vacation building. All 4 units are being rented out to variationers two more building theres another building that an entire unit is being rented auto since 2011 and 3 more buildings before you reach pulling is an 8 unit corporal rental thats owned by an Investment Group the 4 unit building two units down opposed by a realtor that has another vacation over an sonoma street there are people coming and going i raised my son in this 0 neighborhood and i feel for my neighbors p there are a few that have small children the stability and the security of knowing every other building you know someone so your child at 8 can back to the boys and girls school to the playground because your known its dismantling and disruptively your neighborhood not only for the children and the elderly will there are unfamiliar faces coming and going i did not support in legislation thank you. Next speaker. Thank you. Im mar