Len M. Nichols testifies before the Senate Budget Committee on “Putting Health Care Spending on a Sustainable Path” February 29, 2012

Len Nichols Testimony Senate Budget Committee

Len M. Nichols testifies before the Senate Budget Committee on “Putting Health Care Spending on a Sustainable Path”    On February 29, 2012 at 10am Len M. Nichols testified before the Senate Budget Committee. He  discussed “Putting Health Care Spending on a Sustainable Path”.  Click Putting Health Care Spending On a Sustainable Path to read Len [...]

Len M. Nichols Testifies before the Health Subcommittee of The Committee on Ways and Means February 7th, 2012

Picture of Len M. Nichols at Ways and Means Testimony

Len M. Nichols testifed  before the Health Subcommittee of The Committee on Ways and Means at 10am on February 7, 2012. He talked about Programs that Reward Physicians that Deliver High Quality and Efficient Care. The Health Subcommittee Chairman Wally Herger (R-CA) announced that they will hold a hearing “t0 explore how private sector payers are rewarding physicians [...]

Is Medicaid Sustainable, National Governors Association - Len M. Nichols

Introduction: Thank you, Governor Walker, Governor Kitzhaber, and other distinguished governors on this committee, for the opportunity to share some thoughts with you today and for the record about the sustainability of Medicaid. My name is Len M. Nichols. I am a health economist, a Professor of Health Policy in the College of Health and [...]

An Economic Case for Making Health Reform Work, North Dakota legislature, Industry Business and Labor Committee- Len M. Nichols

Introduction: My overall assessment is that the legislation recently passed by the Congress and signed by the President is an imperfect but good start in the direction we need to head, toward making our health system sustainable for all Americans. Frankly, we do not really have a choice. We cannot afford the health system we [...]

Why Doing Nothing is not an Option - Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy

Introduction: Commissioner Morales and Other Distinguished Guests, thank you for inviting my testimony today on the urgency of finding policy solutions to our health care cost problems at the local, state and national levels. My name is Len M. Nichols. I am a health economist, a Professor of Health Policy, and the Director of the [...]

Competition in the Healthcare Marketplace - U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

Introduction: Chairman Pryor, Ranking member Wicker and other distinguished members of this committee and subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to offer my thoughts today about how to improve the performance of health service markets. My name is Len M. Nichols. I am a health economist and I direct the Health Policy Program at the [...]

Health Care Reform and Small Buisness - U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

“Health Care Reform and Small Business” — U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship – July 9, 2009

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