|
E-mail this page to a friend!
Testimony on Medicaid at Senate Aging Hearing Now
Available
July 21, 2005 Testimony delivered yesterday at
the Senates Special Committee on Aging hearing - Sound Policy, Smart
Solutions: Saving Money In Medicaid is now available.
The meeting was opened by Sen. Gordon Smith,
chairman.
As I have said many times, our goal as elected
officials, in fact stewards of our communities most vulnerable should
be to improve Medicaid, not undermine it or take steps that are
pennywise and pound foolish, said Smith.
Therefore, this hearing will focus on sound policy
and smart solutions. We will hear from both government and outside
experts who will help us understand two key components of the program
how Medicaid pays for prescription drugs and how the so-called
spend-down process works.
Below are listed those who testified and by
clicking on the link by each name the reader can view the testimony in
Adobe pdf format.
The hearing can also be viewed on video. To view
the proceedings, the RealOne player is required and it can be loaded
free at
Real.com.
Click here to view hearing
Statements
Senator Gordon Smith, Chairman (Click
here to view statement - PDF)
Witness Testimony
>
Douglas Holtz-Eakin (Click
here to view statement - PDF) , Ph.D, Director, Congressional Budget
Office, Washington, DC
>
Julie Stone-Axelrad (Click
here to view statement - PDF) , Specialist in Social Legislation,
Congressional Research Service, Washington, DC
>
Vincent Russo (Click
here to view statement - PDF) , former president, National Academy
of Elder Law Attorneys, Westbury, NY
>
Mark Gibson (Click
here to view statement - PDF) , Deputy Director, Center for
Evidence-based Policy, Department of Public Health and Preventive
Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
>
Meg Murray (Click
here to view statement - PDF) , Executive Director, Association for
Community Affiliated Plans, Washington, DC
|
Nursing Home Abuse, Medical Malpractice? Contact a lawyer.
click here
|
Click to
More Senior News on the
Front Page
Copyright: SeniorJournal.com |
