Host joining us to talk about the republicans plans to replace the Affordable Care act is gracemarie turner, president and founder of the galen institute. Tell us what your organization is and why its named the galen institute. A think tank specializing in marketbased solutions and we are named after the second century great physician who was very much ahead of his time and very innovative and forwardlooking. Host you are the founder. What motivated you to start it . After the 1990s debate over Health Reform when the Health Security act did not get through it was clear that we needed a more balanced debate among ideas we believed could be marketbased and those that were more government centric. I started this think tank to create a larger conversation around Consumer Directed Health care. Host you are no stranger to the debate on health care on capitol hill. You were invited by Speaker Boehner to be part of the longterm Care Commission. What was your take away on the situation and what
Host joining us to talk about the republicans plans to replace the Affordable Care act is gracemarie turner, president and founder of the galen institute. Tell us what your organization is and why its named the galen institute. A think tank specializing in marketbased solutions and we are named after the second century great physician who was very much ahead of his time and very innovative and forwardlooking. Host you are the founder. What motivated you to start it . After the 1990s debate over Health Reform when the Health Security act did not get through it was clear that we needed a more balanced debate among ideas we believed could be marketbased and those that were more government centric. I started this think tank to create a larger conversation around Consumer Directed Health care. Host you are no stranger to the debate on health care on capitol hill. You were invited by Speaker Boehner to be part of the longterm Care Commission. What was your take away on the situation and what
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Commissioner bustos is absent commissioner singh is absent commissioner mondejar madam chair rosales supervisors commissioner bustos and commissioner singh are absences and all other members of the commission are present the first order of business is announcements a the next relaying r regularly scheduled meeting at one p. M. Room 416 b please be advised the ringing of and use of cell phones, and use of cell phones, Electronic Devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the chair may order the removal from the meeting room responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar soundproducing Electronic Devices. C announcement of time alignment please be advised a member of the public has up to 3 minutes to address the commission unless the commission the Commission Adopts a shorter period on any item. It is strongly recommended that any member of the public wishes to address the commission fill out a speaker card and submit it to the commission
Meeting at one p. M. Room 416 b please be advised the ringing of and use of cell phones, and use of cell phones, Electronic Devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the chair may order the removal from the meeting room responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar soundproducing Electronic Devices. C announcement of time alignment please be advised a member of the public has up to 3 minutes to address the commission unless the commission the Commission Adopts a shorter period on any item. It is strongly recommended that any member of the public wishes to address the commission fill out a speaker card and submit it to the commission secretary. The next order of business is item 3 report on actions taken at the previously closed session meeting in any no reportable actions the next order of business is item 4 matters of urban finished business in matter of Unfinished Business the next order of business matter of new business with consen