In addition to my responsibilities intimacy, i serve in leadership roles on the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. And as a member of the federal advisory committee. I spent most of my career and insurance regular can, previously serving in kentucky. I have a strong affinity for the statebased oversight. My testimony today will highlight the history of tennessee coops. My comments will focus on events this year that ultimately led to on october 14. They were awarded loans and advances to launch the company. In first offered plans 2014 with plans and five of disease eight Service Areas of tennessees eighth Service Areas. Options,mited network the company memberships and rate challenges were compounded by a population that was love healthy and sought less healthy and sought more services. The loss was 22 million in 2015. Enrollment grew financially, during open enrollment. And are the same period, medical costs continued to increase. The department and cha quickly recognize
To talk about two examples, case studies, if you would come of the approaches that we took when i was in the senate to actually get things done and move things forward. Ive had fellow senators during my tenure who had come to the end of 5 years and say they werent even able to get an amendment that theyve introduced to a vote on the senate floor. I will take two cases here to show you the way that we were able to do this. The first is on the post 9 11 g. I. Bill which i believe is the greatest Educational Program for our veterans in history. I started speaking about the need for a new g. I. Bill a real g. I. Bill fo for the people who would serve since nine 9 11 well before he decided to run for the senate in 20 2006. I come from a family that has a citizen soldier military tradition. My father served in world war ii. I grew up in a military. My son left college and enlisted in the marine corps during the iraq war and was in ramadi, iraq, and we kept hearing over and over again this is
It was yesterday that the house of representatives passed a bill that would hold off funding of planned parenthood for one year. In our first 45 minutes, we want to hear your thoughts on the issue of planned parenthood and in other ways,ut including a potential Government Shutdown. 202 7488000 for democrats. 202 7488001 for republicans. For independents, 202 7458002. You can post on our social media pages. cspanwj is our twitter page. Acebook is facebook. Com cspan if you want to make your thoughts known on the d funding efunding of planned parenthood, you can also email us at journal cspan. Org. At the end187 votes of the vote. Nearly all republicans and two democrats approving legislation that would block federal funding for one year, giving Congress Time to fully investigate wrongdoing of the provider. Host in our first 45 minutes, your thoughts on this boat that took place yesterday in the house of representatives. 202 7488000 for democrats. 202 7488001 for republicans. And, for in
Anybody else want go ahead, vern. Just to comment on the general direction, in the surveys we have the privilege of doing with the Kaiser Family foundation and namd we have a series of questions on whats going on with the system reform and Payment System reform and so on and if theres one thing that characterizes Medicaid Programs today it is a focus on what they can do to make their programs better in the sense of achieving Better Outcomes and so on. There are just example examples after, you know, many, many examples that you could cite. Its arizona is exemplary. And there are 49 other exemplary states also in terms of what theyre doing in this regard. It is amazing what states are doing now and if you want to look at one place where medicaid is a leader in the health care system, you can look at medicaid. It is definitely, definitely leading. Trying things that other folks havent tried. States are focused and they have the ability to be flexible and one state learns from another. Le
In late october. First we want your reaction to russias military action in yesterday. How should the United States respond . 2027488000 and 2027488002. You can join the conversation at facebook. Com cspan or email us. Well get to your thoughts but me show how you it is playing out. States. The united well start with the miami hearld. Russ war and then syria ou have this, russia attacks targets, but for the u. S. The targets . S, which they say they were targeting slamic state, but u. S. Officials say that the evidence shows they were not. Going after those who. Re opposed rebel nes are targeting groups. Assad foes strike syria. Front pages around the world and here is the guardian out of russia sends in bombers and raises stakes in syria and from the dailyis tar in lebanon, Russia Strikes thrust syria war into deadlier phase. From the times out of england and they have some eadline, putin defies the west with strikes on syrian rebels. Gasoline risk pouring on the fire. That from the wh