And coceo for the alliance for health reform, and for those of you not familiar with us, the alliance is a nonpartisan, not for profit organization. Weve been around for 25 years, and our mission is to inform policy makers and help policy leaders on the most pressing Health Policy issues and get you guys the foundations of Health Policy, the evidence, and the practice, and today we are here to talk about one of the most pressing Health Policy issues that has been making a lot of headlines recently, and that is the Medicaid Program. Medicaid covers over 70 Million People, as we will hear, and it is responsible for taking care of very, very diverse populations with an enormous range of medical needs, from healthy newborn babies, to children with very special health care needs, to low income adults, people with serious illness and disability, and more. With serious illness and disability, and more. As we all know, recent legislation proposed the American Health care act wouldve made major
Good afternoon. Welcome. Im sarah dash. Im president and coceo of the aligns for health reform. Those of you not familiar with us the aligns is a nonpartisan not for profit attention organization within been around 25 years. Our mission is to inform policy make areas eras and help policy leaders on the most pressing policy issues get you guys the foundations of Health Policy, the evidence and the practice. And today we are here to talk about one of the most pressing Health Policy issues that has been making a lot of headlines recently that is the medicate program. Medicaid covers over 70 Million People as we will hear. And it is responsible for taking care of very, very diverse population was an enormous range of medical needs from healthy knew born babies to children with special Health Care Needs to low income adults, people with serious illness and disability and more. As we all know recent legislation proposed the American Health care act would have made major changes to the Medica
We are now looking at the dow s p 500 dow, s p 500, and the nasdaq on trading slightly higher. In dow is slightly higher the week, the s p 500 about flat, and the nasdaq down. Coming intofactors play, the missile attacks in , but, some uncertainty investors are slightly more bullish. Small gains. The fact. On of more information is needed for a true trend change. On the day, look at acorn, up higher in a big way come more more than 80. 5 , since may of last year. This am and is the european this on the news that the european Healthcare Provider is considering a bid for the generic brands and moneymakers. We also have some other generic stocks in the u. S. Trading higher, including endo international, valeant, and others. Endo up more than 5. 5 . Not so bigh, relative to the volatility for these names. Let take a look at the 10 year yield on the day. Around all over the place, starting off higher earlier, than mainly lower on those events, and now at session highs. Bonds are trading low
We are now looking at the dow s p 500 dow, s p 500, and the nasdaq on trading slightly higher. In dow is slightly higher the week, the s p 500 about flat, and the nasdaq down. Coming intofactors play, the missile attacks in , but, some uncertainty investors are slightly more bullish. Small gains. The fact. On of more information is needed for a true trend change. On the day, look at acorn, up higher in a big way come more more than 80. 5 , since may of last year. This am and is the european this on the news that the european Healthcare Provider is considering a bid for the generic brands and moneymakers. We also have some other generic stocks in the u. S. Trading higher, including endo international, valeant, and others. Endo up more than 5. 5 . Not so bigh, relative to the volatility for these names. Let take a look at the 10 year yield on the day. Around all over the place, starting off higher earlier, than mainly lower on those events, and now at session highs. Bonds are trading low
We are now looking at the dow s p 500 dow, s p 500, and the nasdaq on trading slightly higher. In dow is slightly higher the week, the s p 500 about flat, and the nasdaq down. Coming intofactors play, the missile attacks in , but, some uncertainty investors are slightly more bullish. Small gains. The fact. On of more information is needed for a true trend change. On the day, look at acorn, up higher in a big way come more more than 80. 5 , since may of last year. This am and is the european this on the news that the european Healthcare Provider is considering a bid for the generic brands and moneymakers. We also have some other generic stocks in the u. S. Trading higher, including endo international, valeant, and others. Endo up more than 5. 5 . Not so bigh, relative to the volatility for these names. Let take a look at the 10 year yield on the day. Around all over the place, starting off higher earlier, than mainly lower on those events, and now at session highs. Bonds are trading low