President Trump and the Coronavirus Task Force held a briefing from the Rose Garden on the federal government’s response to the pandemic. The president announced a $25 billion dollar aid pac…
23,552 viewsPresident Trump met with health care executives to discuss the coronavirus pandemic, hospital needs, and a new private-public partnership aimed at getting out more ventilators to patients.
2,171 viewsRick Pollack talked about congressional Republican efforts to replace the Affordable Care Act, and Democrats' efforts to keep it. Mr. Pollack’s American Hospital Association opposes the Repu…
1,050 viewsOfficials from health insurance groups and advocacy groups testified on proposed mergers within the industry, and the impact of those mergers on consumers. Aetna was attempting to acquire Hu…
1,856 viewsIn the first segment, Rick Pollack, Executive Vice President of the American Hospital Association, talked about the effects of the Medicare law on hospitals and patients. He pointed to acces…
94 viewsSenate leaders and others celebrated a vote to invoke cloture on the Medicare bill and anticipated its quick passage. After their remarks there were a few questions from reporters.
60 viewsHealth care officials and lawmakers spoke about the state of the health care industry. Among the issues they addressed were the costs of medical care, health care insurance, hospital staffin…
110 viewsParticipants talked about a variety of plans to reform the health care system to drastically reduce the number of uninsured. The various plans included measures which would provide tax incen…
56 viewsParticipants discussed current health care issues and the role government has in the policy. They stressed the need to end budget reductions in Medicare and Medicaid which limits the amount …
113 viewsThe speakers outlined the American Hospital Association’s perspective on health care reform and its impact on hospitals.
39 viewsThe annual meeting of the American Hospital Association focused on health care issues and the movement towards national health care reform.
60 viewsThe guests discussed health care reform proposals from the perspective of hospitals, consumers and businesses.
16 viewsHospital officials talked about proposals for reducing the high cost of health care for patients and businesses.
58 viewsThe committee heard testimony on a report issued by the General Accounting Office entitled, “Canadian Health Insurance: Lessons for the United States.” The hearing is one of a series being …
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