Health Care in the U.S.
Experts and executives talked about the successes and failures of the Affordable Care Act and potential health care policy goals of the next presidential administration and Congress. They ci…
757 viewsExperts and executives talked about the successes and failures of the Affordable Care Act and potential health care policy goals of the next presidential administration and Congress. They ci…
757 viewsPanelists made presentations on rising drug prices and efforts to improve the health care system and reduce costs. Then they responded to questions submitted by members of the audience. “…
417 viewsTwo insurance company leaders talked about their organizations' initiatives to strengthen the health care system. Dr. Roy next presented a conservative proposal for health care reform, and f…
977 viewsPhysicians, nurses, and other health care industry officials testified on ways to increase Americans' access to primary care doctors. The Association of American Medical Colleges estimated t…
1,519 viewsUwe Reinhardt spoke about health care costs and the rate at which costs had risen. He also talked about trends in the public and private financing of health care, changes in the American hea…
429 viewsThe panels of health care policy experts and insurance company executives talked about the financing of the health care system. Topics included the Massachusetts health care system, financin…
564 viewsParticipants talked about the state of health care in the U.S. and called for grassroots efforts to improve health care systems and coverage. Among the issues they addressed were provisions …
154 viewsHouse Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chair Bill Thomas (R-CA) and other participants discussed ways to provide health insurance for all Americans. They focused on how many low wage earne…
141 viewsParticipants talked about Medicare, hospitals, health insurance, and the role of regulatory agencies in providing future health care. Professor Reinhardt used charts and graphs to explain th…
57 viewsMembers of a bipartisan commission to study Social Security and Medicare talked to reporters about the proposal to use fifteen percent of the budget surplus to shore up the Medicare system.
45 viewsPrinceton Professor Uwe Reinhardt spoke about the past, present and future of the Medicare system at a conference of managed health care providers. He examined the history of the program and…
43 viewsIn a speech entitled, “Whither Health Care?,” Professor Reinhardt discussed the history of the U.S. health care system over the past thirty years, including the Clinton health care proposal.…
101 viewsSenator Jay Rockefeller (D-West Virginia) moderated a forum on private health care spending trends. Participants discussed the rising costs of public and private health care plans and how th…
34 viewsSenator Bennett met with health care executives and specialists to discuss health care issues, focusing on reforming Medicare, health care management, budget cuts and last year’s health care…
107 viewsThe Alliance for Heath Care Reform hosted a panel discussion on the future of health care. The discussion focused on the impact of reforms on the U.S. economy, the health care industry and t…
65 viewsParticipants talked about the universality of health care reform plans and various methods of controlling costs. Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-West Virginia), the organizer of the Alliance, mod…
68 viewsThe House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on health care reform particularly in regard to President Bill Clinton’s proposed plan. Governors Carroll Campbell (R-SC), chairman of the N…
137 viewsSeveral senators and numerous local business owners discussed the president’s health care reform plan during a forum in Kansas City, MO. Senators Dole, Kassebaum, Bond, and Danforth stayed t…
321 viewsSusan Swain interviewed a number of health policy experts about the differences between health care in the U.S. and Canada.
202 viewsThe panelists talked about the accessibility and affordability of health care for all Americans. The public’s values and perceptions about the state of health care were discussed. Medicare, …
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