Happened. The two iraqis in kentucky was were the most shocking example. They had done bad things in iraq, lied to get into the country, and had our Current System been in place, they would have been caught before they got here. That is why the system has been improved since that episode. You had said few things in life are riskfree, i heard the governor of Washington State say you take a risk when you get out of bed in the morning, there are a lot of dangers in the world, absolutely, but i think the program we run does as much possible to reduce the risks of bringing refugees to this country. We have great confidence in it. We invite members to come out to the field and meet some of the people and sit through some of the briefings by leon steen that i sat through leons team that i set through. Ms. Richard, that is what hates that is what makes me hate waste, fraud, abuse, deception so much. When anyone engages in it, it impacts those that would never consider engaging in it, because i
Enforced . Ifill those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the announcement from beijing today captured the attention of scientists diplomats and lawmakers alike. China and the United States agreed on a fasttrack effort to pump less carbon into the atmosphere. This is an ambitious goal but it is an achievable goal. Wooduff it was an unprecedented announcement from the worlds two biggest economies, and carbon polluters. President obama promised that by 2025 the u. S.
,000 in lifetime medicare taxes. Yet receives 250,000 in benefits. So is of taxes for 3 of benefits. Thats how medicare works. Thats for the typical family in ohio ar on the on or around the. When you multiply this, you can see why we have a totally unsustainable program because not enough money goes in to pay for the benefits coming out. Providing 3 in benefits under medicare fo for every 1 paid fr lowincome seniors is one thing. We want to make sure theyre taken care of. For the most part in their working years, those folks probably didnt earn enough to pay large medicare taxes and the program is designed to ensure that they do receive the medical coverage they would not otherwise get. But should upperincome seniors, seniors who are on medicare, receive benefits that far exceed what they pay into the system . Thats what happens now. Is that fair . I dont think so when the program is going bankrupt, when our kids and grandkids are facing massive tax increases to pay for a problem that
Recommendation which is that we Reform Health care regulations to promote a system effectively. Malpractice is often brought up. Thats typically handled at the state. The scope of practice for Nurse Practitioners and physician assistants and other nonphysicians did typically done at the state level. Often that is the place where not only is the scope of their practices determined but the limit to which they can practice is determined. Another recommendation encouraging consumer selection of high valued based on information. Having transparent information of cost and quality. States again have the capacity to harness that data. In early 30 states now we have allpayer databases where the state has accumulated information from all of the plans. Those could be used to drive that kind of information. And lastly the final recommendation, help from a Population Health and personal responsibility for health. This recognizes that health is very much in ecosystem. It involves the health of peopl
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