Recovering at medstar washington, where we have been seeing this all day long, d. C. Police officers, some in plainclothes, others in uniform, coming by to check on their brothers in blue and hoping to get an update from doctors to find out when these officers will be discharged. The suspect in the shooting has died. He was shot multiple times, we are told. Police did recover the suspects gun. Is happening just hours after interim police chief became the acting police chief. He was over in the trinidad neighborhood in northeast when this all went down late last night only about four miles from where we are here at the hospital. The acting police chief saying that they have some information but still a lot of investigating needs to be done. Take innocent a listen. We had our prime officers in the area and at the intersection of holbrook and morse street we had shots that were fired. As a result of those shots being fired, we cant distinguish exactly who fired the shots at this point bec
Deficit sequestration, and of course, the fiscal cliff. Listening to breathless elected officials discuss the fiscal cliff can be terrifying. As the story goes, weve made some bad choices over the years. Weve tried to outrun it, but in the ends were trapped and it sounds like like our country is facing this. But lets just take a moment and breathe. Because fear is not going to help. And facts will. Here are some of the facts. If a new plan for the federal budget is not reached between congress and the white house by the end of the year, january 1, 2013 will be the first day that significant spending cuts and meaningful tax increases take effect. Adding up to about 500 billion in 2013 alone. Now, lets remember this cliff is manufactured. The result of lawmakers tying each others hands back during the 2011 debt ceiling debacle. First all of the bush era tax cuts would be eliminated. Bringing taxes on nearly every taxpayer and many businesses back to the preet2001 rates. The payroll tax c
Behavior and causes providers to provide Higher Quality care and total cost of care. [inaudible] Health Care Costs are down, but i think Something Else that is going within the Medicare Program that we are seeing, fundamentally different patterns and controlling hospital remissions, why we have this tremendous variation and cost around the country they thank you for the opportunity to speak today. It is great to be here. We return to sheila burke, who is on the faculty at harvard university, a big chunk of her working life was right here in the senate vote as chief of staff to senator bob dole, both majority and minority. And the chief minister and officer in this body. I think it is worth noting with todays discussion that she has a degree in nursing and worked as a nurse in her career. So she has been closely involved in Health Care Issues for very long time. We are very pleased to have you with us. Thank you very much. It would be frightening to put me back in award. [laughter] no f
But its also been a boost in benefits to the local its just exciting he times that occurring right now. That is something that senator representative king needs to be aware of is hat his district is changing and that people are beginning to build relationships with the ocal immigrant community and theyre realizing the struggles and hardships theyre going through. Is drawing people to this issue is relationships people and stories. That is what is powerful. Hats something thats missing from representative kings speech is the human aspect. Ecause i doubt he knows any dreamers or any undocumented stories thend their way he talks about them. So i think thats just something he needs to come and come to changing and needs to be more in tune with what is occurring because its vastly different picture hes portraying im just excited for what is appening here and its very encouraging. Im very excited for the bill hat the senator has been working on. And i think now is just a very time. Ing and i
Guest unlike the exchanges and subsidies, available to anybody in the United States, the Medicaid Expansion will only be available to those states that have chosen to do so. Host one of our followers on Facebook Says Health Insurance would be as expensive as Car Insurance if it could be sold across state there. Just an opinion how does it work from one state to another . Guest there is a provision in the federal health law that allows for Insurance Plans to be sold across state lines as long as the states sign the contract compactwith one another. That is actually an option. In terms of medicaid, you live in the state you live in and you qualify for your state Medicaid Program or you dont. There is a lot of confusion around medicaid and who actually qualifies for it. I think there is a general sense that if you are poor in the United States to get medicaid, you get medicaid, which is not the case at all right now. You have to be pregnant, you have to have dependent children, you have t