Diseases for those who have run out of other options. It includes the National Institute of health, the fda, the center for medicare and medicaid. Cms is the Largest Health insurer with an annual budget of 800 billion dollars. I believe you have the qualifications to do the job, but there is much that you will need to do in order to assure members of the committee that hhs is heading in the right direction. It is a turbulent time that lies ahead. One of the greatest challenges shoring up the exchanges and making sure that they are operating efficiently. Recent reports of the numerous issues faced by the state exchanges at something to implement the law have been cause for great concern. States are required to have a Healthcare Exchange where citizens can go and shop for Health Insurance. They have the option of starting their own exchange, using the exchange provided by the federal government, or in hybrid will stop they are determining what type of exchange to implement. Were given in
You can continue the conversation on twitter as well. You can send us an email as well. And are some of the stories how they are playing this week. Here is usa today. Fires andure of the california. 100 of the state of california is in danger of fire. The lead story is about the Net Neutrality vote at the fcc yesterday. Battle for the internet begins is the headline. They lead with Eric Shin Seki up on capitol hill. He is grilled over care. The New York Times leads with quiet unrestrkers in cities in east ukraine. Thousands of Steel Workers fanned out on thursday, establishing control over the program and militants who until recently had seemed to be consolidating their grip on power. By late thursday, minors and steelworkers had deployed and at least five cities, including the regional capital. They had not become the dominant force of that they were in the second largest city. The lead story in the New York Times. Wall street journal leads with Net Neutrality. Up tolls proposal sets
Schools. Michelle obama said yesterday that School Districts that hold back on efforts to emigrate, others say success has been made. Schooloughts on segregation and if it is still an issue in this day and age. Heres how you can make your thoughts known. We divided the line regionally. On the eve of the 60th anniversary of brown versus board of education, First Lady Michelle Obama in kansas making comments that only about the state of education and her experiences, but also segregation issues as she sees that race saying raised inequality still exists and that School Districts have pulled back on efforts to integrate, even as schools are becoming less diverse. Much has been made of a study that came out of ucla this week. Amongst the study, they put several charts taking a look at most integrated states for black students. This is for 2011 and 2012. Earlier this week in the pages the wall street journal here is some of what she wrote in the wall street journal pages. Again, we will tak
The decline of optimism, some economists say. We want to get your thoughts on the unemployment number and if you are optimistic about the job market. If you are under 30 reach out to us on social media, cspanwj is how you do that on twitter. Journal cspan. Org is our email. To read you the headline from the pittsburgh postgazette post quote postgazette optimism is the subject of todays opinion pages of the wall street journal . Again, your thoughts on the economy, especially in light of these new numbers, with the federal Unemployment Rate at seven percent. In. Ere is how you can call we divided the lines differently. If you are under 30 it is discussions about the economy that takeover the papers today, especially in light of these new numbers. Here is the editorial page of the new york times. They have a different take we start this morning in jacksonville florida. Angel is up. Good morning, what do you think about the economy in light of these current numbers . Good morning. First o
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