On facebook, youtube, twitter and from axios. Com. With theollow along axios on twitter. We will unpack how the pandemic has changed the trajectory of healthcare and what is expected over the next four years. Is dr. Robertt blendon, professor of Health Policy at the school of Public Health. He is joining us from boca raton. Welcome. Thank you for having me. Theets Start Talking about Number One Health topic right now, the coronavirus. Lets talk about equities and disparities. Can you outline what are the best things we can do from a policy perspective to help reduce the pain of the pandemic and to reduce the inequities associated over the next few months . Dr. Blendon first i want to be very cautious. A number of things are done under an emergency basis over the next six months. A lot of like and hispanic americans could die. There are a lot of things we can do about race inequity that are really important. I am really worried about the next six months. Americansent black and latino am
First, consistent with regulations, the committee will keep microphones muted to limit background noise. Members are responsible for unmuting themselves when they seek recognition or when recognized for five minutes. Second, members and witnesses must have their cameras on at all times. If they need to step away from the proceeding, please leave your camera on rather than logging out. Third, we will discuss instead go in order of seniority. Alternating between minority and majority beginning with members of the oversight subcommittee first. Finally without objection, representative judy chu is authorized to serve as chair any event that i have some technical difficulties or whatever. I thank you all for your continued patience and to navigate this technology in order to continue serving our function together in this time of need. With that i will now turn to the important topic of todays hearing. Maximizing Health Coverage involvement administration sabotage. Sounds like aen movie. So
Potential improvements to the healthcarere law. This is two hours. Thank you for joining us today. We are holding a this hearing virtually. Before we turn to todays topic they help you navigate the virtual narrative and first consistent with regulations, the committee would keep microphones muted. Members are responsible when they seek recognition or when recognized. Second members must have their cameras on at all times. If you need to step away from the proceedings, please leave camera on rather than loggingat out. Third, we will dispense with our practice of observing and instead go in order of seniority alternating between majority and minority beginning with members of the oversight subcommittee first. Finally, without objection, the representative is authorized to serve as the chair in the event that i have some technical difficulties or whatever. Ive thin thank you all for your continued patience as we navigate this technology in order to continue serving our country together in
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Chair lowey i will say good morning again. I call this meeting of the committee on appropriations to order. Before we begin, house rules require me to remind you that we have set up an email address to which members could send anything they wish to submit in writing. That email address has been provided to your staff. Our first order of Business Today is consideration of the department of defense appropriations bill for fiscal year 2021. I will not recognize to present the bill. Thank you, madam chairwoman. Before i begin my remarks, i reluctantly have to acknowledge this will be my final Opening Statement before the House Appropriations committee. I have no new revelations to make but for those of you who will remain on this committee, there are a few things i would like to say. Him saying them as someone who is so compulsive, he saved the congressional record on the day he was appointed to this committee after years of efforts, which makes mr. Rogers, my good friend, the only person