Louisiana Governor’s Bobby Jindal, Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Alan Levine has been asked to testify March 10, 2009, before a subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce on creating a more sustainable, high-performing health care system for the United States.
Levine, who has served two states as health secretary and operated public and private hospitals and health systems, will be joined by a number of national health care experts, including:
- Jack C. Ebeler, Vice Chair, Committee on Health Insurance Status and Its Consequences, Institute of Medicine
- Atul Gawande, M.D., Associate Professor of Surgery at the Harvard Medical School and Associate Professor at the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard School of Public Health
- M. Todd Williamson, M.D., President, Medical Association of Georgia
The hearing will begin at 10 a.m. on Tuesday (9 a.m. CST).It can be viewed live via webcast at http://energycommerce.house.gov.
What makes Levine an expert in this? It seems as though he takes credit for grandiose plans, then leaves for other positions before his schemes fall apart. Louisiana, get ready for this guy’s blunder, which will cost us much more after its failure. http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/02/florida_medicaid_program_criti.html Written by CWM
on 3/10/2009
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Obviously we should tax people for any weight they carry beyond what their normal weight should be (a "Fat Tax"). In addition to helping their health, we also are helping the planet by reducing the greenhpouse gasses generated to overfeed these obese people (oh noble cause!). Let's not forget, those who are on food stamps may also have to have this amount reduced if we require a reduction in their waistline. In addition, we must monitor obese parents on food stamps to ensure their children are not becoming skinnier after their family's foodstamps are reduced. This may require a new department; perhaps a cabinet level department. The cost of all this is not important as the new department will "create jobs" - which as we all know, is a good thing, a very good thing. Think of it as a "stimulus" to the economy that is also good for people's health and the planet (awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww). Written by kpf, just trying to help
on 3/9/2009
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