Largest care player in the american, a huge growing federal entitlement. And a little more than ten years, medicare will increase in enrollment from 65 million to nearly 80 million enrollees and total Program Spending will double today, roughly. Its 1 trillion. And within ten years it will be nearly 2 trillion. At the same time, medicare is changing. Today, half of all seniors are enrolled in Medicare Advantage or a system of private coverage, which is the alternative to traditional medicare. And Medicare Advantage is a defined contribution. And what that means is, is that the government makes a contribution on behalf of a beneficiary to the beneficiary chosen plan. Given current trends, Medicare Advantage will soon be the dominant form of medicare. The question before the house and before the nation is a very, very big one. That is, how do we provide high quality medical care to a huge and, rapidly growing older population, often at a cost that is affordable not only to seniors, but a
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Sorry. Here. Commissioner neumann, here. Commissioner williams, here. Commissioner sommer is excused and we have a quorum. Next we have the land acknowledgment. The Building Inspection Commission we acknowledge that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors and relatives of the ramaytush community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. Thank you. Next, members of the public who may be listening, the call in number is 4156550001. The access code is 26623406799893. To rai
Acknowledgment. The Building Inspection Commission we acknowledge that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors and relatives of the ramaytush community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. Thank you. Next, members of the public who may be listening, the call in number is 4156550001. The access code is 26623406799893. To raise your hand press star 3 and for the Webex Webinar password is 0515. Should i do opening remarks . Sorry . Should i do opening remarks . Yes. Ne
Acknowledgment. The Building Inspection Commission we acknowledge that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors and relatives of the ramaytush community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. Thank you. Next, members of the public who may be listening, the call in number is 4156550001. The access code is 26623406799893. To raise your hand press star 3 and for the Webex Webinar password is 0515. Should i do opening remarks . Sorry . Should i do opening remarks . Yes. Ne