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Featured Segments
Sheilah Kast talks to Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) about the Trustees' Report
We explore how Medicare's problems affect everyone. And Congressman Stark suggests that the current administration is to blame for Medicare's troubles. He proposes changes to keep the program solvent.
Inside E Street talks to Director of the Congressional Budget Office, Peter Orszag
CBO’s Director Peter Orszag takes a look at the cost of Medicare and its affect on the country’s Gross Domestic Product. He talks about ways to lower Medicare costs and still keep quality health care.
AARP’s Dave Certner joins the discussion on how to keep Medicare in the black
Inside E Street takes a deeper look at the cost increases that Medicare recipients have been burdened with in the last 5 years. And, we look at ways to reduce costs
Herb Kuhn from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services joins AARP’s Dave Certner at the table with Sheilah Kast
We take a look at one Medicare recipient who is worried that her health care costs are going to use up too much of her retirement savings. And Kuhn emphasizes the need for new ways to provide quality health care to Medicare recipients while reducing costs.
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Health Care
Inside E Street examines the latest Medicare and Social Security Boards of Trustees' Report. One thing is clear: there's a bumpy road ahead.
The Hosts
Through most of her distinguished reporting career, Sheilah Kast has focused on the economy and workplace and how they affect people's lives. Well known to viewers of public television, ABC News, and CNN, she has covered the White House and Congress.
Kast also reported on the Washington aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. Her stories included an investigation of anthrax in the mails and the struggles of bereaved Pentagon families to secure benefits.
At The Washington Star, in her first reporting job, Kast covered financial regulation, taxes, and energy. Her expertise in these important issues eventually led her to start a national public-television show, "This Week in Business," which she hosted in association with Business Week magazine.
Ms. Kast is a skilled interviewer. She has often hosted NPR'S Weekend Edition Sunday and has her own current-affairs interview show on public radio in Maryland.
Guests
Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA)
Congressman Pete Stark has served in Congress since 1973. A senior member of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, he is currently the Chairman of its Health Subcommittee. Stark previously served as the subcommittee's Ranking Minority Member from 1995 to 2006 and as its Chairman from 1985 to 1994
Peter Orszag-Director, Congressional Budget Office
He is responsible for ensuring that all duties of the organization, as specified by law, are performed effectively, appropriately, and in a timely manner. The Director regularly consults with the budget committees to ensure that the agency's work and capacities meet and keep pace with Congressional demands.
David Certner-Legislative Policy Director, AARP
David Certner is the Legislative Counsel and Director of Legislative Policy, and is a member of AARP’s Government Relations Senior Leadership team. He has been with AARP since 1982.
Herb Kuhn
Kuhn comes to CMS from his position as corporate vice president for advocacy at Premier Inc., a not-for profit hospital alliance. The Center for Medicare Management operates the fee-for-service portion of Medicare, the federal program of health care insurance for older and disabled Americans. Medicare has more than 41 million enrollees. Kuhn is a graduate of Emporia State University (Kan)
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