Planning for Policy Success
Participants talked about ways to turn campaign promises into policy. Among the issues they addressed were setting priorities, building coalitions, and the potential agenda of a Bush adminis…
143 viewsParticipants talked about ways to turn campaign promises into policy. Among the issues they addressed were setting priorities, building coalitions, and the potential agenda of a Bush adminis…
143 viewsParticipants discussed various aspects of needed reform in the Medicare system. They focused on a proposal by Sen. Breaux that called for private competition within the system while increasi…
85 viewsParticipants discussed a plan proposed by Senator Breaux to remodel Medicare in the image of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. The program would offer a fixed amount of money to…
112 viewsRepresentatives debated a proposal by Senator John Breaux, D-LA, which would raise the age of eligibility for Medicare and require that fifteen percent of the budget surplus be spent on Medi…
63 viewsThe NATIONAL BIPARTISAN COMMISSION ON MEDICARE heard testimony from its Remodeling Task Force, Reform Task Force, and Restructuring Task Force on a variety of issues. The first panel discuss…
123 viewsIn a meeting on Capitol Hill, members discussed the challenges facing Medicare, and heard witness testimony on how best to improve the system. They testified that challenges are not confined…
84 viewsIn a meeting on Capitol Hill, members discussed challenges facing Medicare and heard witness testimony on how best to improve the system.
70 viewsThe National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare met to hear testimony on the demographic changes in the U.S. population which would impact the Medicare program. This was the com…
97 viewsThe National Medicare Commission met to discuss the commission agenda and timetable and made opening statements about what the commission hopes to accomplish.
102 viewsAs part of a symposium on “The Role of Ethics and Gender in Government Relations,” the panelists spoke about the relationship between members of Congress and lobbyists. They also examined th…
111 viewsThe participants talked with reporters about the problems facing Medicare, why it is a concern, and what might be done to solve the problem.
34 viewsMedicare University, a medicare reform forum, hosted experts to discuss the state of the Medicare program and ways to maintain the solvency of the trust fund.
86 viewsUnited We Stand America, a citizen action organization founded by businessman H. Ross Perot, hosted its annual conference in Dallas, Texas. Legislators, political leaders and various experts…
80 viewsHaley Barbour moderated a televised health care forum with Republican leaders and medical professionals. The participants discussed the Republican alternative proposals to the President’s he…
64 viewsMr. Norris’s group, Kick Drugs Out of America Foundation, demonstrated before the forum. Mr. Norris spoke about the importance of the war on drugs and how he hopes his efforts will contribut…
58 viewsPrior to the news conference telephone lines were opened for viewer comments. Live shots of the room were shown during this time. Republican officials talked about the family values the…
94 viewsThe National Advisory Council on Social Security Issues issued its final recommendations on health care and the social security system. The report includes issues such as access to health ca…
52 viewsThe panel discussed “Government’s Role: State and Federal Perspectives on Financing Health Care.” The group emphasized ways to control cost, expand interest, and upgrade the quality of the U…
145 viewsDiscussion concerns the current hearings of the Advisory Council to examine social security and medicare.
35 viewsDeborah Steelman, Director of Domestic Policy of George Bush for President, spoke about George H.W. Bush’s domestic policy.
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