The featured programs for the Health Care Financing Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=1108 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Sun, 19 May 2013 03:09:39 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 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Vice President Joe Biden spoke at Wynmoor Village in Coconut Creek, Florida. He talked about the benefits of the 2010 health care law and the Obama administration's Medicare policies versus what the Republican proposals are on these programs. In his remarks he said, "Make no mistake. If Republicans in Congress and their amen corner of Romney, Santorum, and Gingrich get their hands on the White House, they will end Medicare as we know it." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305058-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305058-1 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) talked about his bill that would modify how Medicare operates to make the program fiscally sustainable. The legislation would set a maximum limit on seniors' out-of-pocket medical expenses under Medicare Parts A and B and would offer federal subsidies to pay for private insurance plans directly competing with traditional Medicare fee-for-service plans. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304926-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304926-1 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Dr. Mark McClellan talked about Medicare Part D, the prescription drug aspect of the program, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Dr. McClellan discussed how the drug plans work, how seniors select plans, costs and funding, the "the doughnut hole," and the impact of the 2010 health care law. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. This was the third of a four-part "Washington Journal" series on Medicare, the government health insurance program for people over the age of 65. The program identification numbers for the other parts are 301137-5 (Overview of Medicare), Medicare Costs (301200-5), and 301174-6 (Privately Run Medicare Plans). http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301186-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301186-5 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 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 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Donald Berwick talked about the future of Medicare, as the Obama administration and Democrats craft their plans for the program and contrast it with House Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan's plan, which would gradually migrate Medicare from a defined-benefit program to one based on direct premium supports. Julian Pecquet and Noam Levey were the guest interviewers. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299631-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299631-1 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT John Fritze talked about the differences between House and Senate health care bills. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. C-SPAN Radio's Nancy Calo read news headlines at the end of the program. Libby Casey was the guest host. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289930-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289930-3 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Senate Finance Committee held its eighth and final meeting on its health care bill. Debate focused on Congressional Budget Office scoring of the legislation, the failure of the committee to agree to a public insurance option in the final version of the bill, and a report by the insurance industry which forecast raised insurance premiums under the plan. The committee reported out the bill favorably after a 14-9 vote with only Maine Republican Senator Olympia Snowe crossing party lines to support it. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289428-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289428-1 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Senate Finance Committee continued its sixth day of debating amendments to the health care bill. Among the amendments considered were provisions to prohibit federal funding of abortion, require a photo ID for someone applying for Medicaid benefits, and to control costs. This is the first of 4 parts of the day's hearing. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289218-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289218-1 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT President Obama outlined his plan for health care reform before a joint session of Congress. In his remarks he acknowledged the fierce debate that had ensued during the congressional August recess (which he termed a "partisan spectacle"), recognized that health care reform solutions need significant compromise and devotion of resources, and called for legislators to bring their serious ideas to the table and dispense with oppositional nay-saying. He outlined a health care reform solution that included transportable individual health insurance, did not deny coverage to anyone, created affordable options within the marketplace, and he admonished irresponsible businesses and individuals for poor decisions in the provision of health care. He also strongly criticized those who had been irresponsible in talking about health care reform, saying that "demagoguery and distortion" had no place in debate on improvement of heath care, and implored Congress to take up the challenge that President Theodore Roosevelt and subsequent presidents had made to the nation in decades past. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288799-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288799-1 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Senate Finance Committee continued its fifth day of debating amendments to the health care bill. Among the amendments were proposals by Senators Rockefeller and Schumer to include a public health insurance option in the legislation. This is the first part of 4 in the day's proceedings. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289202-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289202-1 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Senator Max Baucus spoke to reporters and answered questions about the Senate Finance Committee's proposed health care legislation. The bill would establish nonprofit consumer-owned cooperatives rather than a public insurance option. It also would require insurance companies to change the way they do business, such as prohibiting them from dropping or denying coverage based on preexisting conditions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288970-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288970-1 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT