The Players
June 4, 2009
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REP. PETE STARK. D-CALIF. CHAIRMAN, HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE Date of Birth: Nov. 11, 1931. Education: B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.B.A., University of California-Berkeley. Career Path: Stark founded a successful chain of banks in the San Francisco Bay area. He was initially a Republican but became a Democrat because of his opposition to […]
The Players
June 4, 2009
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NANCY-ANN DEPARLE DIRECTOR, WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF HEALTH REFORM Date of Birth: Dec. 17, 1956. Education: B.A., University of Tennessee; J.D., Harvard Law School; B.A. and M.A., Balliol College, Oxford University. Career Path: DeParle served as Tennessee’s Medicaid director before moving to Washington, where she became associate director for health and personnel at the White […]
The Players
June 26, 2009
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DAVID BLUMENTHAL NATIONAL COORDINATOR FOR HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Date of Birth: Aug. 31, 1948. Education: A.B., Harvard College; M.D. Harvard Medical School, and M.P.P., John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Career Path: Blumenthal worked on the Senate subcommittee on Health and Scientific Research for Sen. Edward Kennedy and later headed Harvard’s Center for […]
The Players
June 29, 2009
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LARRY SUMMERS DIRECTOR, NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL Date of Birth: Nov. 30, 1954 Education: B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D. in economics, Harvard University. Career Path: Summers received his Ph.D. at Harvard and became the youngest tenured professor in the school’s history at age 28. He was a member of President Reagan’s Council of Economic Advisers, […]
The Players
June 4, 2009
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KAREN IGNAGNI PRESIDENT AND CEO OF AMERICA’S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS (AHIP) DATE OF BIRTH: Dec. 1953 EDUCATION: B.A., Providence College; M.B.A., Loyola College. Career Path: Ignagni’s early career included positions at the Department of Health and Human Services and the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee and as director of the AFL-CIO’s department of employee […]
House Passes Bill To Stop Some Medicare Premium Increases
September 25, 2009
Morning Briefing
The House voted overwhelmingly to stop scheduled Medicare Part B premium increases next year and is sending the bill to the Senate.
The Players
June 24, 2009
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JOHN ROTHER POLICY DIRECTOR, AARP Date of Birth: April 18, 1947. Education: B.A., Oberlin; J.D., University of Pennsylvania. Career Path: Rother began his career as a Senate lawyer, first for Jacob Javits, R-N.Y., and then for the Special Committee on Aging. He became AARP’s head policy staffer in 1984. Role in Health Care Reform, 1993-1994: […]
The Players
June 25, 2009
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CHARLES N. “CHIP” KAHN III PRESIDENT, FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS (FAH) Date of Birth: Jan. 4, 1952. Education: B.A., Johns Hopkins University; M.P.H., Tulane University. Career Path: Kahn spent much of his early career as a health policy aide to congressional Republicans. He became executive vice president of the Health Insurance Association of America in […]
The Players
June 19, 2009
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REP. NANCY PELOSI, D-CALIF. SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE Date of Birth: March 26, 1940. Education: A.B., Trinity College. Career Path: The daughter of a mayor of Baltimore, Pelosi entered politics after raising five children and becoming the chairwoman of the California Democratic Party. Pelosi won a special election in 1987 to fill the U.S. House […]
The Players
June 4, 2009
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SEN. MAX BAUCUS, D-MONT. CHAIRMAN, SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE Date of Birth: Dec. 11, 1941. Education: B.A. and LL.B., Stanford University. Career Path: Baucus was elected to the Montana House in 1973 and the U.S. House in 1974. He was elected to the Senate four years later. Role in Health Care Reform, 1993-1994: As a member […]
The Players
June 22, 2009
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REP. CHARLES RANGEL, D-N.Y. CHAIRMAN, HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE Date of Birth: June 11, 1930. Education: B.S., New York University; J.D., St. John’s University School of Law. Career Path: Rangel grew up in a troubled household and joined the Army after dropping out of high school. He earned a Purple Heart for his service […]
Democrats, Seeking To Ease Seniors Concerns, Propose Freeze On Medicare Part B Premiums
September 24, 2009
Morning Briefing
Democrats, worried about a backlash from seniors as health care debate heats up, seek to avert big Medicare premium increases in Medicare Part B scheduled for some beneficiaries.
Transcript: Health On The Hill – August 24, 2009
August 24, 2009
KFF Health News Original
A bipartisan group of Senate Finance Committee members continues its negotiations on a bipartisan health care package while some Democrats want the party to push its own package if those negotiations fail.
Transcript: Health on the Hill
August 10, 2009
KFF Health News Original
Today’s Health on the Hill is mostly about health off the Hill. Jackie Judd talks with Politico’s Carrie Budoff Brown about the contentious town hall meetings and how the lawmakers are preparing themselves for questions. The White House has launched a Web site to try to correct false rumors and to push the President’s agenda on health reform.
The Players
June 17, 2009
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REP. JOHN BOEHNER, R-OHIO HOUSE MINORITY LEADER Date of Birth: Nov. 17, 1949. Education: B.A., Xavier University. Career Path: Boehner was one of 12 children and worked in business before entering politics. He served in the Ohio state legislature from 1984 to 1990 and was then elected to the U.S. House. Role in Health Care […]
Age Rating To Continue Under Health Care Bills
November 9, 2009
Morning Briefing
The health care proposals being considered by Congress would prohibit insurers from charging higher premiums based on preexisting conditions, “[b]ut the far reaching clampdown on insurers leaves one highly controversial element untouched: the issue of charging higher premiums to older policyholders than to younger, presumably healthier consumers who are less likely to file costly claims,” the Los Angeles Times reports.
The Players – Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine
June 3, 2009
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The Maine senator, a moderate Republican on the Finance Committee, is in an influential position as the only GOP member so far to vote for reform. She doesn’t want a government-sponsored public plan to compete with private insurers but may support it as a fallback option if the private sector doesn’t perform adequately.
Dodd
June 10, 2009
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SEN. CHRIS DODD, D-Conn. CHAIRMAN, SENATE BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEMBER, SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR AND PENSIONS COMMITTEE Date of Birth: May 27, 1944. Education: B.A., Providence College; J.D., University of Louisville. Career Path: Dodd is the son of Thomas Dodd, a representative and senator who led the prosecution of the Nuremburg trials […]
The Players
June 4, 2009
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CHRIS JENNINGS PRESIDENT, JENNINGS POLICY STRATEGIES, INC. Date of Birth: June 17, 1961. Education: B.A., Miami University of Ohio. Career Path: Jennings worked as a staff member in the Senate and eventually became a senior health care adviser in the Clinton administration, where he coordinated policy and worked closely with lawmakers on legislation. In 2001, […]
The Players
June 4, 2009
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ANDY STERN PRESIDENT, SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION (SEIU) Date of Birth: Nov. 22, 1950. Education: B.A., University of Pennsylvania. Career Path: Stern joined the SEIU in 1973 and worked his way up, becoming president in 1996. Role in Health Care Reform, 1993-1994: None. Why He’s a Player Now: SEIU has made health reform a top […]
