Am pleased to offer unlimited 233 i have been asked to make it clear right from the nature of this amendment, it is to try and follow the advice of about every witness that testified in this room about how to stabilize the change. The three things we should do is make clear that these costsharing reductions would offset copays and deductibles. That was one thing. Number two they said to put in place a Reinsurance Program. A look at patient care. Number three they said we should retain the individual mandate, if we decide not to have something that is just as effective in getting young and Healthy People part of the insurance pool across the country. The legislation before this repeals or proposes to reveal the individual mandate. If that actually happens we will have a costsharing reduction. With having a tree like a stool, that is what it has been called by Health Insurance folks and providers. They all called for that three stool approach to reduce the cost of the exchange. Chairman,
33, corporate amendment 17. I will make a clear from the start nature of this amendment is to try to follow the advice about every witness who testified in this room back in september about how to stabilize that exchanges. Everyones said we should make clear that the cost sharing reduction which would set the cost of copays and adaptable, make it clear they are going away for at least two years. Number two they said put in place a Reinsurance Program for highly expensive patient care particular patients. Number three, they said we should retain in the individual mandate if we decide not to replace it with something thats as effective in getting a good mix of young and Healthy People to be part of the insurance pool within the exchanges. The legislation before as a purely repeals or proposes to repeal the individual mandate. That would leave us with costsharing reduction and no reinsurance. Instead of a three legged stool which is what was called for by governors, insurance commissioner
Good morning everyone. Today the subcommittee of oversight and investigation holds a hearing entitled combatting the Opioid Crisis battles in the states. Now, make no mistake the term combatting and battled are entirely appropriate. Our nation is in the midst of devastation around every corner of the nation. In 2015 there were more than in the u. S. , more than 33,000 deaths involved in opioid. 24 increase from the prior year. Overdose death rate in 2015 was almost seven times the rate of deaths from the heroin epidemic of the 1970s. For 2016 weve already announced from New York Times weve lost roughly 60,000 people to Drug Overdose and that is more in one year than all the names on the Vietnam Veterans memorial wall. And likely that number is underestimated because much of the data will not be in until the end of this year 2017. Its staggering. For every fatal overdose its estimated there are 20 nonfatal overdoses and for 2016 that could be near 1 million. More than 183,000 lives have
Quantico or fredericksburg across 95 youre dealing with light showers. Near annapolis, as well. As we zoom in here, you see light rain, fredericks berg to quantico. That will be the case as we go through the next 30 minutes or so. But another area of rain off to our west. That will start to move in rink closer to lunchtime so well be watching that closely. Right now, 41 degrees in the district this morning. We have a new crash to talk about. Southbound 295 at east capitol treat street in southeast. Crash blocking the left lane right now. His are on the way to get that one out of the way for us this morning. Bottom of the beltway, all of those routes through prince georges county, indian head highway, everything is looking quite good right now. 95, quantico to the beltway. Going to take you 17 minutes here this morning if youre head inbountd or outbound looking good, as well. A tiny bit of a slowdown innd well take a look at 66, coming up. The suspect in a new years eve shooting oversea
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