presents

ObamaCare At Six Months: What Else Have We Learned?

with keynote speaker Sen. Mike Johanns (R-NE)

On the six month anniversary of the signing of health care reform legislation, research is emerging on the impact of many provisions of the bill, including the cost to taxpayers, the destruction of jobs, reduced quality of health services, and the burden of regulatory requirements.  The symposium will feature the release of a new study co-authored by OCW director Jim Capretta and Senior Research Fellow in Health Economics Robert Book on the consequences of the new health care law on the Medicare Advantage program.

Agenda:

12:00pm: Registration and Lunch

12:15pm: Opening remarks

12:20pm: Presentation by James Capretta, OCW Director, and Robert Book on their Heritage Foundation study on the consequences of Medicare Advantage cuts

12:45pm: Commentary by Douglas Holtz-Eakin, followed by a discussion moderated by Bill Kristol

1:30pm: Keynote address by Senator Mike Johanns (R-NE) on the current state of ObamaCare

About ObamaCare Watch: The mission of ObamaCareWatch.org (OCW) is to help promote sensible health care policy that is patient-centered and market-driven. It is a website focused on monitoring implementation of President Obama’s newly passed health care law – including in-depth research and analysis with key news stories and commentary.

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