The Rising Cost of Health Care: Considering Meaningful Solutions for All Americans

Witnesses:

• Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Ph.D. — President, American Action Forum
• Jason Levitis — Senior Fellow, Health Policy Division, Urban Institute
• Brian Blase, Ph.D. — President, Paragon Health Institute

Bartley Armitage

Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) announced the Committee will mark up the nominations of Arjun Mody to be Deputy Commissioner of Social Security, Jeffrey Goettman to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative (USTR), Julie Callahan to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator at the Office of the USTR, and Thomas Bell to be Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) during an executive session on Wednesday, November 19 at 9:45 AM.

The markup will be immediately followed by a hearing entitled, “The Rising Cost of Health Care: Considering Meaningful Solutions for all Americans” on Wednesday, November 19 at 10:00 AM.