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Ways to Reduce the Cost of Health Insurance for Employers, Employees and their Families

Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Hearing 10:30 AM, April 23, 2009 2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC

The Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee of the House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing on Thursday, April 23 to examine various health care reform proposals that will guarantee quality and affordable health insurance coverage for all Americans.

Archived Webcast »

Witnesses:

Karen Davenport » Director of Health Policy Center for American Progress
David Himmelstein » Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard University
Michael Langan » Principal Towers Perrin
William Oemichen » President and CEO Cooperative Network Madison, Wisc.
Ron Pollack » Executive Director FamiliesUSA
Janet Trautwein » Executive Vice President and CEO National Association of Health Underwriters
William Vaughan » Senior Health Policy Analyst Consumers Union

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Strengthening Employer-Based Health Care

Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Hearing 10:30 AM, March 10, 2009 2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC

The Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee of the House Education and Labor Committee will hold a hearing to examine ways to increase health care insurance coverage for Americans through their employer. While nearly 47 million Americans currently have no health insurance at all, more than 27 million of those uninsured have jobs.

Archived Webcast »

Rep. Robert Andrews (NJ) Opening Statement »

Witnesses:

Mark Derbyshire » Small Business Owner Aberdeen, Maryland
Bruce Pyenson » Principal and Consulting Actuary Milliman Inc.
John Sheridan » CEO Cooper University Hospital
Kenneth Thorpe » Chair of the Health Policy and Management Department Emory University
E. Neil Trautwein » Vice President and Employee Benefits Counsel National Retail Federation
Jim Winkler » Health Management Practice Leader Hewitt Associates