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Elder justice expert M.T. Connolly offered her thoughts on how to improve the systems designed to protect senior citizens. Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C., hosted this event…

Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Representative Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM), health policy experts, and former lawmakers addressed the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on rural health care. Ot…

The New Democrat Coalition Action Fund hosted a policy conference with several Democratic members of Congress to discuss their party’s agenda for the first session of the 116th Congress as w…

Two former policy advisers for Democrats and Republicans talked about health care policy. The two debated the benefits and challenges of the Affordable Care Act and where this law stands wit…

Panelists talked about possible Medicare reforms. Topics included premium adjustments according to income, increasing the role of private insurance companies, and restructuring payment to ph…

Panelists talked about what needs to be done by states and the federal government to implement the Affordable Care Act. They also talk about the impact of future budget negotiations on the M…

The panel talked about changes and innovations in the mental health field. They focused on the policy changes and the greater health care reform debate in relation to mental health care.

Democratic National Committee - Part 2

Governor Barbour, chairman of the Health and Human Services Committee of NGA, opened the session, followed by remarks by Governor Corzine, vice chair of the committee. Administrator McClella…

The Alliance for Health Reform hosted an event with Pollsters and advisers for candidates in the 2004 election. The participants talked about health care policies of some of the candidates a…

Chris Jennings Health Care Adviser to the John Kerry for President campaign talked about the Senator and presidential candidate John Kerry’s health care policies including his proposals on …

The topic of this meeting of the class on the Clinton presidency was the politics of health care reform. Dr. Elders served as Surgeon General in 1993 and 1994. She argued the case for univer…

Members of the National Governors Association met with participants and talked to governors about various programs to make prescription drugs available to seniors. Among the topics they addr…

Officials briefed reporters on the solvency of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds, saying that Social Security would be solvent until 2054 and Medicare solvent until 2023. Followin…

Chris Jennings talked about the president’s announcement of a new toll-free number for parents to call to get information about health insurance for their children.

Mr. Jennings discussed the president’s upcoming signing of health care legislation. He then took media questions, and was followed by Mr. McCurry, who talked about China, and the recent bord…

Following President Bill Clinton’s remarks on Medicare premiums, Deputy Domestic Policy Advisor Christopher Jennings detailed the plan. National Security Council Director for Public Affairs …

White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry discussed the president’s meeting with the president of Ireland, and his upcoming trip to China. OMB officials also talked about agriculture legislat…

Two White House officials briefed reporters on some of the initiatives mentioned by the president in his speech to the American Medical Association earlier in the day.

Deputy Assistant to the President for Health Policy Christopher Jennings spoke with reporters about new health care reform measures for federal beneficiaries. After his prepared remarks, he …