An audible conversations [inaudible conversations] we are going to find a seat and allow us to get started. We will try to do it on time. Good afternoon. My name is ed howard with the alliance for Health Reform. On behalf of senator bond and senator rockefeller, we want to welcome you to this program to take a look at the initial almost eight weeks of experience since the marketplaces or exchange is open for business on october 1. And the major pieces of implementation of the Affordable Care act began taking shape. We want to recognize our partners in this enterprise. The Commonwealth Fund, which is almost four baby just over 100yearsold on the washingtonbased philanthropy devoted to the common good. You will be hearing from Sarah Collins of commonwealth in just a moment. This program is important because we want to go to give you as much information as we can, and to put every piece of data that you have seen into the perspective particularly from the perspective of folks who are actu
Report, and all in the financial being and making ends meet. Savings is lower down on the scale, but were helping people put together budgets so they have a monthly plan where they can pay their bills and also hopefully save. We do we have developed a Financial Wellness strategy called the thin fit challenge where we give people points and prizes in the workplace like the Wellness Programs today. I think this is in the future, the third leg of the stool. Weve been focused on green energy to address our abuse of natural resources. Weve focused on Health Wellness because of our bad lifestyle habits in america, and now we have to be focused on Financial Wellness. Its going to be something that were all going to have to participate in. I think my time is up. Please, we have time for just a couple questions, i think. I was wondering what kind of services do people resort to, and have you made end roads, particularly, you know, with the new Consumer Protection Financial Bureau at the federal
Were concerned about problems nd its puzzling to me why these key people didnt talk to you about it. They gave you no hint this is existed . Perhaps i just was not included in certain discussions. What you knew then have spoken ld you up more with regard to rolling out the website on october 1 . Luxury of a ad the time machine to go back and change things, but i cant do that. I understand that. It is a matter did you ask someone at that time for more time . No. Why not . Because my direction was from . Tavner was to n deliver a system on october 1. So marilyn said deliver october 1. Briefingsen in on the from mckenzie that said there were serious problems. Them, i n two of believe. And this was hhs headquarters on april 4. Also in the and Eisenhower Executive Office building on april 6. Briefing the problems. Move it for october 1. Charge of man in making this work, she didnt problems hat those existed . Is that what youre saying today. Told you or didnt tell you . Just curious. I dont
Ah, a word economy that has been hit by one sock, after another. Di forecasts from Global Financial chiefs about the worlds economy, with the warning that the poorest will be hit the hardest. Ah, lauren taylor. This is al jazeera alive from london, also coming up anger from donald trump ultra Congressional Committee boats to subpoena him over the january 6th storming of the u. S. Capital building, 1500 people are dead in nigeria is worst floods in a decade. And a drastic drop in Global Wildlife numbers with nearly 70 percent lost, as forests are cleared and oceans looted. Ah, hello, we start with a financial turmoil gripping the world with the head of the International Monetary fund, warning that inflation threatens to become a runaway train. And that the Global Economy has been hit by one shock after another. Christalin, a girl gave us says the risk of global recession is now 25 percent. With high recession risks for many individual countries. On the rise, africa is the most precariou
This is al jazeera ah. Hello, im lauren taylor. This is the alger 0 news. I live from london coming up, that we have a word economy that has been hit by one shock after another di forecast from Global Financial chiefs about the worlds economy. With the warning that the poorest will be hit, the hardest anger from donald trump after a Congressional Committee vote to subpoena him over the general 6th riot at the u. S. Capital for them. 500 people are dead in nigeria is worst floods in a decade. And a drastic drop in Global Wildlife numbers with nearly 70 percent lost. As forests are cleared, and oceans polluted and in sport on a busy night of games in the or paralegal touch of good fortune. For bouquet, osaka has given arsenal the lead against the abode of game to in norway. Ah, we start with the financial turmoil gripping the world with the head of the International Monetary fund. Warning that inflation threatens to become a runaway train. And that the Global Economy has been hit by one