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With the failure to pass the bill in congress, some states are looking to expand medicaid, some additional states. Menstruates are talking to cms about what might be possible in the way theyre talking about waivers, what can be done. And so today well talk about our our goal for this panel is to both talk about where we are going into this next year, so where we are, what the aca did, where we are with medicaid, what is under discussion, and well talk about the considerations and possible implications moving forward. So, we are lucky to have with us today three exceptional panelists. Theres on...

More now from the alliance for health reform. This next panel takes a look at the challenges facing medicaid. Theres a discussion on healthcare trends. This is an hour and a half. With the failure to pass the bill in congress, some states are looking to expand medicaid. Some additional states. Many states are talking to cms about what might be possible in way of their talking about waivers, what can be done. So today well talk about our goal for this panel is to both talk about where we are going into this next year. What the aca did, where we are with medicaid. Whats under discussion and were...

Were going to talk about the considerations and possible implications moving forward. So we are lucky to have with us today three exceptional panelists, youll notice there is one empty seat and that belongs to trish riley. Unfortunately because of the crazy weather we had d. C. Trishas not going to be able to get into town. So she will not be with us. Fear not, our three other panelists here watch whats happening in the states very closely and will be able to give us a full picture of whats happening. So first to my left, we have diane roland, executive Vice President of the Kaiser Family foun...

David saperstein is the state departments ambassador at large for International Religious freedom. He spoke at an event hosted by Georgetown Universitys religious freedom project here in weeksy where he highlighted the efforts of his department in providing aid and support to displaced communities escaping the threat of isis. Ladies and gentlemen, im honored to introduce to you the man who heads the american effort to advance International Religious freedom. Ambassador at large David Saperstein. Ambassador saperstein is the fourth person to hold this vitally important position which was create...

Man who heads the effort to advance international freedom, ambassador at large David Saperstein. Am bas tore saperstein is the fourth person to hold this vitally important position which was created by the International Religious freedom act of 1998 or has we refer to it, the irfa. The irfa requires the government of the United States to advance religious freedom in its foreign policy. The ambassador and his office at the state department are the executive agents of that policy. The buck as we say stops with them. The ambassador for religious freedom is confirmed by the senate. She the officia...