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June 26, 2009 Page

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 4, 2009 Page

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 […]

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June 4, 2009 Page

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 […]

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June 4, 2009 Page

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 […]

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June 24, 2009 Page

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: […]

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June 25, 2009 Page

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 […]

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.

The Players

June 19, 2009 Page

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 […]

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.

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

June 22, 2009 Page

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 […]

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June 4, 2009 Page

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 […]

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June 17, 2009 Page

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 […]

Electronic Health Records: A Focus For Big Tech Companies

September 10, 2009 Morning Briefing

Major tech companies, including General Electric, I.B.M. and Verizon, are pursuing technology for digitized medical records.

Dodd

June 10, 2009 Page

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 – Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine

June 3, 2009 Page

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.

The Players

June 4, 2009 Page

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, […]

$40B Needed To ‘Dramatically’ Reduce Millions Of Child Deaths Annually, Report Says

October 5, 2009 Morning Briefing

Two million infants die within 24 hours of birth each year and almost nine million children died before the age of 5 in 2008, according to a report by Save the Children, which says it would take $40 billion annually to “dramatically” cut these numbers, Agence France-Presse reports.

The Players

June 4, 2009 Page

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 […]

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