US Senate Committee on Finance

Roundtable Discussion on “Expanding Health Care Coverage”

May 5 , 2009, at 10:00 a.m., in 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Member Statements:
Max Baucus, MT
Charles Grassley, IA

Witness Statements:

Stuart M. Butler, Ph.D., Vice President, Domestic and Economic Policy Studies, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC

John Castellani, President, Business Roundtable, Washington, DC

Gary Claxton, Vice President and Director of the Health Care Marketplace Project, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Washington, DC

Donald A. Danner, President and CEO, National Federation of Independent Business, Washington, DC

Jennie Chin Hansen, R.N., M.S., F.A.A.N., President, AARP, Washington, DC

Karen Ignagni, President and CEO, America’s Health Insurance Plan, Washington, DC

R. Bruce Josten, Executive Vice President, Government Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC

Len Nichols, Ph.D, Director, Health Policy Program, New America Foundation, Washington, DC

Ron Pollack, J.D., Executive Director, Families USA, Washington, DC

Sandy Praeger, Chair of the Health Insurance and Managed Care Committee, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Washington, DC

Sara Rosenbaum, J.D., Chair of the Department of Health Policy, George Washington School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, DC

Diane Rowland, Sc.D., Executive Vice President, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Washington, DC

Raymond C. Scheppach, Ph.D., Executive Director, National Governors Association, Washington, DC

Scott Serota, President and Chief Executive Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, Washington, DC

Andy Stern, President, Service Employees International Union, Washington, DC

Notice anything? Not a single advocate for single payer. If you think that this is unacceptable, you can call the committee at (202) 224-4515.

If, and only if, you are an SEIU member, you could remind Andy Stern that his union endorsed HR 676 at their annual convention.