Quote, dont hurt the American People. End quote. Now, if you met kent, you would wonder how he was capable of that eloquence. Hes an ordinary american, someone who looks like all the rest of us, but has said to this body what it needs to hear. Dont hurt the American People. And he couldnt be more right. This proposal will cost our nation so much, not just financially. Kent had it right. But morally. It will lead to a weakening of what makes our country strong and great in the first place. Our ability tocare about our neighbor to care about our neighbor, to listen and fight for the people we represent here in the United States senate. First, do no harm. Thats what the ethos of the medical profession is and it ought to be our man take as well and it ought to be what my colleagues, if nothing else, heed as we reach this decision to listen to people who sent you here. And hear their stories. Listen to the anxieties and fears and values of america. They will tell you all you need to know ab
Quote, dont hurt the American People. End quote. Now, if you met kent, you would wonder how he was capable of that eloquence. Hes an ordinary american, someone who looks like all the rest of us, but has said to this body what it needs to hear. Dont hurt the American People. And he couldnt be more right. This proposal will cost our nation so much, not just financially. Kent had it right. But morally. It will lead to a weakening of what makes our country strong and great in the first place. Our ability tocare about our neighbor to care about our neighbor, to listen and fight for the people we represent here in the United States senate. First, do no harm. Thats what the ethos of the medical profession is and it ought to be our man take as well and it ought to be what my colleagues, if nothing else, heed as we reach this decision to listen to people who sent you here. And hear their stories. Listen to the anxieties and fears and values of america. They will tell you all you need to know ab
Quote, dont hurt the American People. End quote. Now, if you met kent, you would wonder how he was capable of that eloquence. Hes an ordinary american, someone who looks like all the rest of us, but has said to this body what it needs to hear. Dont hurt the American People. And he couldnt be more right. This proposal will cost our nation so much, not just financially. Kent had it right. But morally. It will lead to a weakening of what makes our country strong and great in the first place. Our ability tocare about our neighbor to care about our neighbor, to listen and fight for the people we represent here in the United States senate. First, do no harm. Thats what the ethos of the medical profession is and it ought to be our man take as well and it ought to be what my colleagues, if nothing else, heed as we reach this decision to listen to people who sent you here. And hear their stories. Listen to the anxieties and fears and values of america. They will tell you all you need to know ab
Our responsibility as elected representatives is at the very least to listen. And ive been listening over thb last week, but really over the last year, the constituents of mine in the state of connecticut, over the week, to Emergency Fuel tank that i conducted because no hearing were held by United States s senate. And no markups and no votes in committee. What we saw here was complete secrecy, a deal produced behint closed doors, and seeing the light of the day for the first time last thursday. Our republican colleagues have gone from total secrecy that total chaos. The reason for the chaos is the fact, most dramatically revealed today just hours ago when the Congressional Budget Office told us, not surprisingly, that 22 million americans would be thrown to the wolves as a result of this measure, thrown to the wolves of no Health Care Coverage. And 49 million americans eventually would be without Health Care Coverage by 2026. Next year alone, 15 million more people will be uninsured u
This is 90 minutes. Hello, everybody. Welcome to todays briefing on understanding whats next for medicaid. Im sarah, the president of the alliance for Health Policy. Its a pleasure to be with you today. For those of you that are not familiar with the alliance, we are a Nonpartisan Organization dedicated to advancing learning and dialogue on Critical Health policy issues. To say hello as well to those of us watching on cspan this afternoon, and to those that are joining us on twitter using the hash tag whats next for medicaid. Collaborating with these Melinda Abrams at the Commonwealth Fund, and we think the fund for their partnership and organizing todays briefing. Since medicaid was created alongside the Medicare Program in 1965, it has grown into one of the most farreaching Health Programs in our country both in terms of the number of people it serves as well as their health and life circumstances and the cost of the program. Its run by the 50 states and territories within federal gu