[inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] were calling back to order the confirmation hearing of the nominee of the fbi director of Christopher Rankin will begin with senator kearns. Thank you for the opportunities to question the witness. Mr. Ray, thank you for your Prior Service in your continued willingness to serve our country, particularly at this important a difficult time. I know this may not need repeating. Let us not forget why we are having this hearing. Your predecessor, james comey was not even at the Halfway Point of his ten year term of fbi director and President Trump abruptly fired him, without cause and without warning. President trump said when he fired director, that he was thinking about the fbis investigation of russian interference in our election, and investigation that director comey was overseen. Now, more than ever i believe it to be crucial the next fbi director be prepared to be steadfastly independent. As we had a chance to
[inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] were calling back to order the confirmation hearing of the nominee of the fbi director of Christopher Rankin will begin with senator kearns. Thank you for the opportunities to question the witness. Mr. Ray, thank you for your Prior Service in your continued willingness to serve our country, particularly at this important a difficult time. I know this may not need repeating. Let us not forget why we are having this hearing. Your predecessor, james comey was not even at the Halfway Point of his ten year term of fbi director and President Trump abruptly fired him, without cause and without warning. President trump said when he fired director, that he was thinking about the fbis investigation of russian interference in our election, and investigation that director comey was overseen. Now, more than ever i believe it to be crucial the next fbi director be prepared to be steadfastly independent. As we had a chance to
She is Senior Health correspondence and she tweets. Thank you for having me. The stock wrote the first Republican Senate bill and the new version, where the big differences . One is the amendment by senator ted cruz, republicans in texas talking about allowing insurers to sell plans that are not necessarily as comprehensive as the coverage under the Affordable Care act. If you have 18 can require benefits and things like maternity healthcare they can offer plans that are not us, prehensile. Theres a lot of concern about that in a particular people who are healthier will go to the less generous plants and people who are sicker will go to the comprehensive plans and drive prices up. Theres more money, about 70 billion more in the bill to help insurers deal with some of the higher cost cases. Thats a big issue with the Affordable Care act. E e are coditional money for that, a lot of senators wanted that to help drive down costs. That is one of the changes. The major medicaid changes remai
She is Senior Health correspondence and she tweets. Thank you for having me. The stock wrote the first Republican Senate bill and the new version, where the big differences . One is the amendment by senator ted cruz, republicans in texas talking about allowing insurers to sell plans that are not necessarily as comprehensive as the coverage under the Affordable Care act. If you have 18 can require benefits and things like maternity healthcare they can offer plans that are not us, prehensile. Theres a lot of concern about that in a particular people who are healthier will go to the less generous plants and people who are sicker will go to the comprehensive plans and drive prices up. Theres more money, about 70 billion more in the bill to help insurers deal with some of the higher cost cases. Thats a big issue with the Affordable Care act. E e are coditional money for that, a lot of senators wanted that to help drive down costs. That is one of the changes. The major medicaid changes remai
The major medicaid changes remain and there are some decisions and the major thing we have to remember about medicaid. The would change the structure. Instead of being a state program maybe a zika outbreak or. Urricane or something in and there are also medicaid, some other changes that include, changing a formula that would provide more money to help provide uncompensated care. Say. It is one change that is important. Host let me talk to about medicaid. It is a fundamental issue. If you are a governor of a state and you receive a block grant and you cap out, what happens to those individuals who the health care . Guest that is a decision you and your legislature have to make. If you have more expenditures than the cap level, do you reduce the number of beneficiaries . Do you reduce the Services Offered . Do you require beneficiaries to pay more . These are tough choices that have caused concern for folks. Vacate covers 70 million americans medicaid covers 70 million americans. Making