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July 1, 2009 Page

DAVID CUTLER OTTO ECKSTEIN PROFESSOR OF APPLIED ECONOMICS, HARVARD UNIVERSITY Date of Birth: June 22, 1965. Education: A.B., Harvard University; Ph.D. in economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Career Path: Cutler joined Harvard’s faculty in 1991. He served on President Bill Clinton’s Council of Economic Advisers and National Economic Council. Cutler was one of the key […]

Coburn Opposes Medicare Part B Premiums Freeze, McCain Calls Drug Pact ‘Unsavory’

October 8, 2009 Morning Briefing

Sen. Tom Coburn blocks a request to keep Medicare Part B premiums constant next year while Sen. John McCain calls President Barack Obama’s deal with the pharmaceutical industry “unsavory.”

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 29, 2009 Page

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, […]

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June 4, 2009 Page

SEN. MIKE ENZI, R-WYO. RANKING MEMBER, SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR AND PENSIONS COMMITTEE Date of Birth: Feb. 1, 1944. Education: B.A., George Washington University; M.B.A, University of Denver. Career Path: Enzi owned a shoe business then worked in the financial sector before getting involved in local and state politics. He was elected to the U.S. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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.

The Players

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 […]

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.

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.

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 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 […]

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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.

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