A memorial service for former Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), the 1996 Republican presidential nominee, was held at the National Cathedral. Mr. Dole died December 5, 2021, at the age of 98. Speaker…
4,880 viewsThe Bipartisan Policy Center hosted a virtual discussion about mental health care policy and addressing mental health during and after the coronavirus pandemic. A bipartisan task force of he…
558 viewsPolicy analysts talked about the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision the previous week in King v. Burwell, which upheld tax subsidies for insurance purchased through federally-run h…
470 viewsPanelists talked about the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, also known as “doc fix,” for paying doctors who treat Medicare patients. Panelists included the Center for Medicare and Med…
459 viewsMark McClellan and Alice Rivlin led a discussion on improving health care. Among the topics addressed were investing in early childhood health care, integrating community development with he…
627 viewsPanelists talked about both long-term overall health care spending and spending on programs such as medicare. They also proposed solutions for slowing down spending on both.
399 viewsPanelists detailed new proposals to lower federal Medicare spending through cost sharing. Plans included streamlining deductibles, combining Medicare’s Part A on hospital coverage and Part B…
216 viewsPanelists talked about challenges related to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, the health care law, which was to be fully enacted in 2014. Topics included states' roles, the ind…
313 viewsMedicare experts gave an overview of the Medicare program to congressional staffers. The program began with a 7-minute video on the history and evolution of Medicare. Among the topics the pa…
824 viewsPanelists talked about the career of Senator Bob Dole. He served in the Senate for 27 years and resigned during his unsuccessful presidential run in 1996. Among the topics they addressed wer…
300 viewsThe Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) launched its Debt Reduction Task Force, led by former Senator Pete Domenici and Dr. Alice Rivlin, with budget experts, business and labor leaders, stakehol…
266 viewsThe Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History held a special briefing to announce the completion of the Star-Spangled Banner conservation treatment and plans for a major building ren…
186 viewsThe National Academies Institute of Medicine holds a meeting on the safety of FDA approved drugs. The Food and Drug Administration had asked the Institute of Medicine to assess the current s…
205 viewsWitnesses testified about Smithsonian Institution operations and plans to collaborate with the Showtime cable network on various programming through a Smithsonian-on-Demand channel. Among th…
334 viewsSmithsonian officials announced the selection of space on the National Mall as the site for the National Museum of African American History and Culture. They said the vote was not unanimous …
167 viewsVice President Cheney and others participated in a dedication ceremony for the Smithsonian Institution’s latest museum of aircraft and space artifacts near Dulles International Airport.
144 viewsJudy Woodruf spoke about long-term health care financing and her experience as a mother with a disabled son. Following her remarks she answered questions from members of the audience.
48 viewsParticipants spoke at a dedication for a new exhibit featuring items related to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States. The exhibit, which would open the next day, wa…
349 viewsParticipants talked about the need for health care reform and how to better insure Americans through either state or federal regulations. In his remarks Representative Dick Armey predicted t…
37 viewsDuring this event held by the GERALD R. FORD FOUNDATION panelists reflected on the strides women have made in the past 50 years noting that women’s issues had begun to define political agen…
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