The featured programs for the House Committee - Health & Welfare type. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?browse=format&id=26 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Wed, 22 May 2013 05:23:44 GMT House Committee - Health & Welfare Gary Cohen testified about the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight's progress in building the state health insurance exchanges as called for in the health care law. He told committee members the exchanges were on schedule and ready to begin enrollment on October 1, 2013, with full implementation of the health care law on January 1, 2014. He also assured Republican members that the cost of health care premiums would go down over time but could not say whether or not premiums would go up in 2014. The hearing was joined already in progress. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312342-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312342-1 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Secretary Sebelius testified on the Health and Human Services Department fiscal year 2014 budget request for $80.1 billion. Among the topics addressed were the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, enrollment in health insurance exchanges under the act, and efforts to reduce health care costs. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312075-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312075-1 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Domestic and advocacy group officials testified about autism. Among the topics they discussed were efforts to increase awareness and understanding of the disease, the cost of the disease, limited public health resources, and public health policy. Representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) denied a link between rising autism rates and vaccinations. Representative Burton showed a video about research on the effect of mercury on the brain. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309672-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309672-1 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses testified on proposals to control Medicare costs. One proposal would give seniors a voucher to shop for their own private health insurance. Under their so-called "premium support" plan, Medicare would no longer provide a "defined benefit." Instead, beneficiaries would receive a "defined contribution" toward the cost of health insurance. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305700-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305700-1 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses testified at the House Budget Committee oversight hearing on the Medicare Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), which was created by the 2010 health care law to control costs. Among the topics they addressed were various plans to reduce costs while maintaining benefits, proposed operations of the IPAB, and differences between Republican and Democratic strategies to reduce Medicare costs. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300433-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300433-1 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) and Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin (D) testified on the fiscal status of their states. Governor Walker defended his efforts to strip public employee unions of most collective bargaining rights, while Governor Shumlin said he was able to win concessions from state unions without ending collective bargaining. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299032-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299032-1 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT The House Rules Committee talked about amendments that lawmakers want to offer to the health care bill (H.R. 3962) and the parameters of debate. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289844-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289844-2 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT The subcommittee met for an update on federal efforts to combat H1N1. They discussed the vaccine shortage, the distribution of masks for certain federal workers and efforts to identify and remove from circulation fake vaccines and anti-viral medications. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289662-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289662-1 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT